Thinking of time as a resource to be maximized means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal.

把时间看作是一种需要最大化利用的资源，意味着你功利性地对待它，认为任何特定的时刻都应该充分利用起来以使其朝着某一既定目标迈进。

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Some have argued that the decrease in study time has to do with advances in education technology.

有的人认为，学习时间的减少和教育科技的进步相关。

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Now, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, "e-discovery" software can analyze documents in a fraction of the time for a fraction of the cost.

现在，感谢先进的人工智能“电子证据发现”软件，可以用很低的费用，在很短的时间内进行文件分析。

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The world may have gotten a lot smaller in that time, thanks to advances in electronic communication, but for travelers, it's also gotten a lot bigger.

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Part of the reason is technology, where just-in-time advances have made it easier for companies to plug shortfalls much more quickly than they could in the past.

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Using 35 years of data from the General Social Survey, two Wharton School economists, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, made the case in 2009 that women's happiness appeared to be declining over time despite their advances in the work force and education.

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