英国生产率危机是统计错误：0.7% 被改成 1.3%

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We used to think that the amount of output per hour increased by 0.7% a year after about 2010. And now we think it's gone up to 1.3%.

我们过去认为，2010 年之后每小时产出每年增长 0.7%。现在我们认为这个数字是 1.3%。

Chris Giles2:12

It's become clear that when you ask people how many hours a week you work, you shouldn't believe it.

现在已经很清楚：当你问别人一周工作多少小时，你不该相信这个答案。

Chris Giles4:16

it's taken us eight years to introduce this change eight years where we've all written productivity crisis articles which are now not true.

我们花了八年才引入这个改动，这八年里我们写的那些生产率危机文章，现在都不成立了。

Chris Giles5:19

So it's not one in 10 of all Irish children. It's one in 10 of the 12,000 children who achieved their leaving certificate.

所以不是每十个爱尔兰儿童里有一个，而是取得毕业证书的那 12,000 名儿童里每十个有一个。

Lizzie12:38

The problem is it's fairly cheap to apply for a place in the queue. It's a bit like booking a table at a popular restaurant months in advance.

问题在于申请排队的位置相当便宜。这有点像提前几个月预订一家热门餐厅的位子。

Nathan Gower15:44

if there ever was a genuine attempt by studio engineers and producers to make sure that this was the the done thing in the 1950s then it's moved from being a technical limitation and preference to being an artistic lever to grab

如果说 1950 年代录音师和制作人真的在努力确保这是通行做法，那么它已经从一种技术限制和偏好，变成了一根可以抓住的艺术杠杆。

Mitchell Sterling25:00

it's a bit like the floppy disk save icon it's just still there this idea that you end on a quieter note

这有点像软盘上的保存图标，它只是还在那里——以更安静的音符收尾这个想法。

Mitchell Sterling25:00

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