I’ve got a huge man-crush on Merlin. I downloaded Seth’s What Matters Now and started scrolling though—primarily to see how long it was. As luck would have it, I stopped at a brief essay by Mr. Mann.

How do you know when you’ve had “enough?”

Not everything, all the time, completely, forever. Just enough. Enough to start, finish, or simply maintain.

Unfortunately, foodbabies only appear after it’s too late. And, if your satiety’s gauged solely by whether the buffet’s still open, you’re screwed. Like the hypothalamus-damaged rat, you’ll eat until you die.

— Enough. A very short essay about chow mein, condemned men, and information gluttony that I wrote for Seth Godin’s What Matters Now project.

Highly recommended.