Picking My Battles

"Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win."

-- Jonathan Kozol

This quote speaks to something I've often thought about. In politics and in life people devote countless hours to causes that can't be won. Supporting a fringe party, fighting against something being done by a group who doesn't need an approval process etc. I don't want to get into specific examples because then all the debate will go to that issue. Anyway I've often been curious about the strategy of clinging to the fight that you can't win I guess because it's important to you or you think you can build the cause. The flip side of the coin is finding "battles big enough to matter, small enough to win" which has generally been my strategy. I'm not sure one is right or wrong but my way allows me to make some positive difference in the world is my thinking.