🧠 How to train your brain to become more patient at home and at work

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Presented by   Nonprofits across the country have been testing out a new form of aid recently: just give people cash, instead of filtering aid through food vouchers or something else specific. And it's been working. Now, a new direct cash transfer pilot is focusing on a very specific group: those who are being released from prison under a California law that gives a second chance to people who received a particularly excessive sentence, or who’ve shown that they’ve been rehabilitated. The pilot will give 50 people released under that law $2,750 over three payments. The nonprofits behind the pilot hope it could spur more prosecutors to take advantage of that law and put people up for release, since they may be more confident these formerly incarcerated people won’t reoffend if their basic needs are met. Read more about how the pilot works here. —Kristin Toussaint   impact This program is testing what happens when you give cash to people leaving prison The $2,750 checks are part of a California pilot program designed to help people reenter society and avoid recidivism. READ MORE   work smarter How to train your brain to become more patient at home and at work Becoming more patience is something you can practice—and it can have a big impact on your career. READ MORE   co.design The $14 trillion reason you should care about the shipping container shortage Some 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, which makes the current shortage a real problem. READ MORE

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