{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"patience-predicts-longer-education-paths-and-faster-earnings-growth-real-money-e-9c2460bb","title":"Patience predicts longer education paths and faster earnings growth, real-money experiment finds","url":"https://phys.org/news/2026-08-patience-longer-paths-faster-growth.html","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/patience-predicts-longer-education-paths-and-faster-earnings-growth-real-money-e-9c2460bb","sourceName":"Phys.org","summary":"Some teenagers are happy to wait for a bigger reward tomorrow rather than cash in today. Others would rather take the sure thing now—or gamble on a risky, high-payoff bet. According to a new study, these everyday differences in patience and risk appetite are more than personality quirks. They help determine which program a high school graduate chooses—and, with it, the shape of their working life for decades to come.","category":"Science","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T17:20:01+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-21T17:30:12.931289+00:00"}}