Editor’s Note: Longtime Forks Over Knives friend and contributor Robert Cheeke is coming out with a brand-new book, The Impactful Vegan. In the book, out June 25, Cheeke—who has been vegan for nearly 30 years—draws on his personal experiences, academic research, and interviews with experts to lay out a plan for being an effective advocate for the vegan lifestyle, covering topics such as identifying the best organizations to volunteer with and donate to; pitfalls that well-intentioned vegans often fall into; and finding a career path that aligns with your values. In the following abridged excerpt, Cheeke offers advice to help vegans avoid burnout, highlighting some easy everyday ways to help animals while not sweating the small stuff.
Contrary to popular belief, veganism is not a set of rules that one must follow exactly. Theoretically, one might argue that every decision made…