英國生產率危機是統計錯誤：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%.

我們過去認為，2010 年之後每小時產出每年增長 0.7%。現在我們認為這個數字是 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.

現在已經很清楚：當你問別人一週工作多少小時，你不該相信這個答案。

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.

我們花了八年才引入這個改動，這八年裡我們寫的那些生產率危機文章，現在都不成立了。

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.

所以不是每十個愛爾蘭兒童裡有一個，而是取得畢業證書的那 12,000 名兒童裡每十個有一個。

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.

問題在於申請排隊的位置相當便宜。這有點像提前幾個月預訂一家熱門餐廳的位子。

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

如果說 1950 年代錄音師和製作人真的在努力確保這是通行做法，那麼它已經從一種技術限制和偏好，變成了一根可以抓住的藝術槓桿。

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

這有點像軟盤上的保存圖標，它只是還在那裡——以更安靜的音符收尾這個想法。

Mitchell Sterling25:00

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