She cites evidence that between ten and fifteen per cent of the general population has had such experiences.

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And this is not the only context and project where I have had such experiences, i.e. it is not just a French thing.

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It makes it more difficult to bring that person back into the family because they have had such different experiences.

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According to the report, 85% of people said they had more positive experiences on an average day, such as pride and enjoyment, than negatives ones such as pain or boredom.

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And you've raised kids, you've had a lot of experiences in life, and do you not apply that knowledge and experience and wisdom to circumstances such as this?

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Yet, what is startling in all of this, besides the fact that each and every one of them has had a profoundly disruptive impact on what was then the status-quo ante thinking of their time, is that such experiences are not typical of what we see today in large, mature organizations, where fresh new ideas are often so scarce.

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