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michka:transiency_summary [2014-12-01 20:39] – michkamichka:transiency_summary [2014-12-01 20:47] – michka
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 Based on these observations, I had the hypothesis that I would better live a bit out the monetary economy. By improving my self-sufficiency, I would spend more time doing outdoor and body-involving activities. I would increase my resilience, by learning many different know-hows which may be useful, especially in case some unsustainable industries would collapse. By using fine-tuned appropriate technologies, I would free some time to volunteer for the cause of moneyless groups, involved at local or global scale. Based on these observations, I had the hypothesis that I would better live a bit out the monetary economy. By improving my self-sufficiency, I would spend more time doing outdoor and body-involving activities. I would increase my resilience, by learning many different know-hows which may be useful, especially in case some unsustainable industries would collapse. By using fine-tuned appropriate technologies, I would free some time to volunteer for the cause of moneyless groups, involved at local or global scale.
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 +In addition to correcting my lifestyle balance, this hypothesis would also improve my coherence, as I would reduce my dependency on industries and practices I disagree with because of their environment and social impact.
  
 I entered this Transiency with the idea to implement this hypothesis, or at least test it. It is not exactly what happened. I entered this Transiency with the idea to implement this hypothesis, or at least test it. It is not exactly what happened.
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 ====(Un)Conclusion - Lessons Learned==== ====(Un)Conclusion - Lessons Learned====
  
-My work will now to test the second hypothesis highlighted in the section above. In a way, I am back to the starting point, which makes me think that the Transiency will, in my case, continue a little bit as a continuous process for a while.+My work will now to test the second hypothesis highlighted in the section above.  
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 +Again, I think that the lifestyle balance will be quite good.  
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 +In terms of coherence, I changed a little bit my mind. My "purist" vision of coherence between opinions and actions  felt inhibiting, as most of the non-marginal action in this society would bring me to induce some destructive consequences somewhere in the world.  
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 +After discussing about it with may different persons, I decided to move towards a more experimental approach, which leaves the issue of coherence a little bit aside, and let space for potentially imperfect though impactful actions. 
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 +The question of coherence remains open, and I plan to spend some of my free time reading, discussing and experimenting about it. 
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 +In a way, I am back to the starting point, which is testing a new lifestyle hypothesis, strengthened with the experience, work and tools learned this year.  
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 +This makes me think that the Transiency will, in my case, continue a little bit as a continuous process for a while. 
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 +I had to wrap this year up, I would say that I mostly started learned how to experiment at lifestyle scale. Below are a few lessons I learned during this year. May they be useful to you, if you feel like starting a similar process:
  
-This year, I mostly started learned how to experiment at lifestyle scale. Here are a few lessons I learned during this year. May they be useful to you, if you feel like starting a similar process: 
    * **External constraints are not the hardest.** Once I had 100% free time to do whatever I would feel so, I started to feel lost. Things that appeared to be very desirable before looked suddenly pointless and boring. More importantly, I discovered that my fears were inhibiting the transformation more than my agenda. I needed to work on that, and take quiet time for it, because it can be very hard.    * **External constraints are not the hardest.** Once I had 100% free time to do whatever I would feel so, I started to feel lost. Things that appeared to be very desirable before looked suddenly pointless and boring. More importantly, I discovered that my fears were inhibiting the transformation more than my agenda. I needed to work on that, and take quiet time for it, because it can be very hard.
    * **The deepest personal work is the more transformative.** Learning how to do my own laundry soap was great. However, coaching and mindfulness allowed me to understand better who I am, and unlocked some of my internal barrieres to action.    * **The deepest personal work is the more transformative.** Learning how to do my own laundry soap was great. However, coaching and mindfulness allowed me to understand better who I am, and unlocked some of my internal barrieres to action.
-   * **Free experimentation space and time is more relevant than a five-year detailed plan.** I think that the most important ingredient for a life transition is the freedom of action, movement and thought. Leaving room for experimentation and trying stuff was an important condition to learning about myself, and my five year plans quickly became obsolete after small short-term experimentations. Fail soon, fail often, as they say.+   * **Free experimentation space & time is more relevant than a five-year detailed plan.** I think that the most important ingredient for a life transition is the freedom of action, movement and thought. Leaving room for experimentation and trying stuff was an important condition to learning about myself, and my five year plans quickly became obsolete after small short-term experimentations. Fail soon, fail often, as they say.
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