Sorry I am late getting back on this. Long day! I think the best thing I can do to explain this is to actually watch the video at http://informationdiet.com/li

Sorry I am late getting back on this. Long day! I think the best thing I can do to explain this is to actually watch the video at http://informationdiet.com/live http://informationdiet.com/live. It'll take you some time. I'm carving it up now. But there's a lot in there. The overarching theme though is that good persuasion is a function with two parameters: sacrifice, and effort. The more sacrifice and effort involved in your persuasion to Congress, the more likely it is to be well received. Thus, a visit to Washington, DC is much more effective than a phone call. A phone call is much more effective than an email. An email is much more effective than a form email. A form email is much more effective than a form fax. And so on. Here are some tips: http://www.informationdiet.com/blog/read/how-to-be-a-better-activist http://www.informationdiet.com/blog/read/how-to-be-a-better-... and http://www.informationdiet.com/blog/read/how-to-talk-to-congress http://www.informationdiet.com/blog/read/how-to-talk-to-cong...