Lessons from volunteering

This is social networking in practice.
If you have been wondering why Phil Wolff was blogging so sparsely on Klog Apart, you now know why.

I've been rationalizing the 30-50 hours a week of grassroots campaigning I've been investing in the local Kerry campaign since last summer. Changing the world is great, and we're doing that. My takeaway is what I learn from it, how the work itself changes me. Here are a few lessons learned.

Interesting nuggets in the lessons Phil took away from campaigning locally in the primaries in the U.S.

Especially about how to bring people up the ladder of activity after you, and on how to deal with the enormous variety of people involved. Thanks to Phil for sharing this.