'I could make a little difference in the world but it seems like a lot of work. Is it worth trying?'

The point of this sort of effort isn't success, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. It's to engage with something bigger than ourselvesI've found a perfect way to make a little difference in the world but I'm not sure I can be bothered. We got letters telling us our apartment building would be part of a new recycling program. It sounded really cool but then it never happened. After a lot of emails, I found out our building's strata would have to vote on it. I'm a renter, I don't know my neighbours very well and I've never been to a strata meeting in my life.I feel like maybe if I started door knocking or something I could maybe make a difference. But it seems like a lot of work and I don't know the first thing about it. It might take up a lot of time and energy and be fruitless or worse, cause drama with my neighbours or estate agent. I care about the cause but the politics stuff seems daunting. I've always been pretty happy not being involved. How do I decide if it's worth trying? Continue reading...