Not only are these store-within-a-store small spaces highly efficient vis a vis outfitting the Big Box but, like speed dating, you can get real-world experience, have the opportunity to make a good impression and (if desirable) get in and get out without too much damage.

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The Kobo Touch by FNAC uses infrared touch technology to make the experience of reading on Kobo, just like that of reading a real book.

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We read books about self-realization, we visit seminars, we think about how to develop our full potential and while everything we hear might make sense to us, real change can only happen through direct experience and the most immediate experience is a big, long dip into the magic world of our feelings and emotions.

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According to Cole, providing an opportunity to experience the positive emotions that come from treatment can change the behavior of young patients and can make a real difference in their health.

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