Since I happen to have some experience throwing these things together, I sat down last night for a brainstorming session, armed with nothing more than a pen, a notebook, a bottle of gin, and a lime wedge.

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These people both continuously experience the flow of things in a direct and immediate way, yet they retain a powerful detachment that allows them to adjust and refine what they are doing.

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Mr. EDWARDS: Now, that's an example, and you have another example where Magic Johnson and another basketball player had a similar experience on an elevator, and when you multiply these things out over the lifespan of a person, people become pretty sensitive to that.

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He seemed to experience a momentary high and self-esteem boost when acquiring these things, which quickly left him feeling just as empty.

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Given that we in the United States had 182 years of direct experience with gold standard systems, from 1789 to 1971, you would think people would understand these things a little better.

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Yes, they can be stressful and sometimes even a little bit degrading, but these types of positions are the only things that show you have some real world experience and you can work in a professional environment.

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But if you can take an airport and turn it into a great experience, and sort of remap the program and remap how people think about it, all these other things can play into it.

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