For a link, I would like to use my own text. For example, if I were to use the [[Days of the Week]] as an example, and I were to use this filter:
<$list filter="[list[Days of the Week]before{!!title}]" variable="day">
<!-- How can I add [[]] around <<day>> to make that into a link? -->
<<day>>
<!-- Would like to add custom text to the link like this: -->
[[←|<<day>>]]
or
[[→|<<day>>]] <!-- When using after{!!title} -->
</$list>
Oh, and in the original post you mention {{}}, this is the short form of transclude, in many ways short forms are less useful when using variables so we revert to the long form.
<$list filter="[list[Days of the Week]before{!!title}]" variable="day">
<$transclude tiddler=<<day>>/> <!-- transcludes day as template -->
</$list>