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 ====Michka's Transiency====
-I am currently benefiting from the [[http://example.com|Transiency Program]] offered by FoAM. The Transiency program is designed to help creative people perform a transition in their personal and/or professional life. As a 25-year-old, fresh out of the school, why would I like to already perform a transition ? There are actually some reasons.
+===Quick Jumps===
+   * Lifestyle Re-Design
+     * [[michka:know-hows|Know-Hows]]
+       * [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony|Bioproductive balcony]]
+       * [[michka:know-hows:urban_foraging|Urban Foraging]]
+     * [[michka:daily_schedule_scheme|Daily Scheduling Scheme]]
+   * Research
+     * [[michka:research:supercapacitors|Upcycled Home-Made Supercapacitors]]
+     * [[michka:research:cooked_materials|Cooked Materials]]
+     * [[michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells|Microbial Fuel Cells]]
+   * Personal Project Management
+     * [[michka:project_definition|Project Definition]]
+     * [[michka:documentation_strategy|Documentation Strategy]]
+   * Inspirations & External Connections
+     * [[michka:reading_list|Reading List]]
+     * [[michka:information_sources|(Alternative) Information Sources]]
+===Introduction===
+I am currently benefiting from the [[http://fo.am/macrotransiencies/|Transiency Program]] offered by FoAM. The Transiency program is designed to help creative people perform a transition in their personal and/or professional life. As a 25-year-old, (almost) fresh out of the school, why would I like to already perform a transition ? There are actually some reasons.
 I have been involved in [[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michka-mélo/43/877/169/|scientific/technical/engineering studies & work for seven years]]. Together with some moment of [[http://www.lapaillasse.org/news/1309/diy-bio-based-electronics-prime-a-la-maker-faire-rome|intense satisfaction]], I also noticed a scary underlying long-term imabalance I would like to adress. This imbalance seems to come mainly from an extreme proportion of indoors mind-centered theoretical tasks. I would like to spend more time outdoors. I would like to have my body exercised through my work. And finally, I would like to get my hands dirty and learn practical down-to-earth know-hows.
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 On the intepersonal level, I live quite uncomfortably since I understood how every single action I was performing during the day was oppressing other people somewhere else.
-Turning the heat on means extracting more oil, while global warming kills more and more people through Tropical storm, or while [[http://www.bastamag.net/Gaz-de-schiste-sur-les-barricades|Romanian are beaten up and put into jail as they try to defend their homeland from well drilling oil companies]].
+Turning the heat on means extracting more oil, while global warming kills more and more people through Tropical storms, or while [[http://www.bastamag.net/Gaz-de-schiste-sur-les-barricades|Romanian are beaten up and put into jail as they try to defend their homeland from well drilling oil companies]].
 Buying a computer means [[http://www.bastamag.net/Quand-Apple-ou-Nokia-ne-savent-pas|destroying essential ecosystems and polluting heavily groundwaters local populations are drinking]]. Is it possible, nowadays, to have a decent life without severely harming anyone ?
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 //[[http://fo.am/macrotransiency-michka-melo/|Here are]] some more insights on my motivations and objectives within this program.//
-===On-the-Fly Diaries===
+===Lifestyle Re-Design===
+You may have understood it through the introduction, I basically am involved into a Lifestyle Re-Design experiment.
+One essential step is to learn how to schedule my activities in order to reach my objectives. This schedule takes place on different timescales, from periods of several years to... daily activities. Although I have been trained on scheduling at mid- and long-term timescales, I was never teached how to balance my activities within a day to optimize effort, productivity and the most important: enjoyment. For insights on this topic, you can have a look at my attempt at designing an optimal [[michka:daily_schedule_scheme|Daily Schedule Scheme]].
+Another essential component of this Lifestyle Re-Design is learning practical down-to-earth know-hows. You will find information on my [[:michka/know-hows/bioproductive_balcony|Bioproductive Balcony]] project, as well as recipes and instructables for making objects on my [[michka:Know-Hows|Know-Hows]] page.
+===Open Questions===
-I periodically update a [[http://transiency-diary.tumblr.com/|Transiency Diary]] where I chronologically pile up content varying from highly theoretical statements to methodological findings, including various quotes, experiment reports and working hypothesis. It may feature more questions than answers, and contributions in the form of comments are most welcome.
+I periodically update a [[http://transiency-diary.tumblr.com/|Transiency Diary]] where I pile up various content in chronological order. This content varies from highly theoretical statements to methodological findings, including various quotes, experiment reports and working hypothesis. It may feature more questions than answers, so contributions in the form of comments are most welcome !
-If you are eager of fresh and crispy content, you can follow me on [[http://twitter.com/elaborateur|Twitter]], or on [[http://facebook.com/michka.melo|Facebook]].
+===Personal Project Management===
-Some pictures will be posted on [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam|FoAM's Flickr account]] once in a while.
+This Transiency is also my first attempt at leading a "long-term" personal project. I therefore design/test/iterate on project management methodologies. To help anyone deal with their own (too) ambitious projects, I will document this process as much as possible.
-===Reflexive Documentation===
+Here are first insights on my [[michka:Project_definition|Project definition]] and [[michka:documentation_strategy|Documentation Strategy]].
-Some more structured "libarynthic" pages will be updated here as the project progresses.
+===Inspirations & External Connections===
-You can already read some contents on the [[michka:Project_definition|Project definition]] process and some [[michka:Know-Hows|Know-Hows]] I learned about.
+Here is my [[michka:reading_list|reading list]].
-I also started to document my research on [[michka:daily_schedule_scheme|Daily Schedule Scheme]] and [[michka:documentation_strategy|Documentation Strategy]].
+I periodically consult several [[michka:information_sources|information sources]], and post articles I found worth the reading there on [[http://twitter.com/elaborateur|my twitter account]].
-===Landmark Papers===
+Some of these article may become [[michka:landmark-papers|Landmark Papers]]. These are articles which have shaped my current u/dis-topias. They either outline inspiring thoughts or actions helping to understand that change is possible, or shocking observations and analysis helping to understand better why change is desirable.
-Here are the links to several articles I consider as [[michka:landmark-papers|Landmark Papers]]. They have played a role in designing the objectives of this Transiency.
+I periodically update a [[http://www.pearltrees.com/|Pearltrees]] which displays [[http://www.pearltrees.com/michkasylvain/projects-connected-transiency/id10475091|Connected Projects]]. They are projects I stumbled upon during some online or real-life wanderings, and happened to kind of connect to in the spirit.
-These papers outline inspiring thoughts or actions helping to understand that change is possible, as well as shocking observations and analysis helping to understand better why change is desirable.
+===You don't like to read ?===
-===Connected Projects===
+Some pictures illustrating these activities will be posted on [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam|FoAM's Flickr account]].
-I periodically update a [[http://www.pearltrees.com/|Pearltrees]] which displays [[http://www.pearltrees.com/michkasylvain/projects-connected-transiency/id10475091|Connected Projects]].
+===Contact===
-They are projects I stumbled upon during some online or real-life wanderings, and happened to kind of connect to in the spirit.
+Don't hesitate to contact me: michka dot melo at gmail dot com.