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Three leading figures from the field of psychology, Howard Gardner, William Damon, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, have come together to write the groundbreaking book, Good Work. The book is based on in-depth interviews with many journalists and geneticists. Today’s market forces put relentless pressure on all enterprises, and in order to find out how professionals manage to maintain their ethical standards, the authors investigate people from two diverse fields, journalism and genetics. These two fields have been hand-picked as members of both avenues are under constant pressure to deliver results and benefit the society. In their study, genetics emerges as an aligned field, while journalism emerges as a misaligned field. While in genetics the goals are more or less common, journalists face constant pressure to maintain their integrity and standards. The book aims to bring out the essence that in spite of the challenges of the new era, good work of high quality and ethical nature can be carried out by professionals across all fields, purely based on their personality. Howard Gardner is a Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he teaches Cognition and Education. Five Minds For The Future, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, and Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons are some of his books. William Damon is a Professor of Education at Stanford University. He is the founding editor of New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. He has written around 18 books on human development including The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life, and Moral Child: Nurturing Children's Natural Moral Growth. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Chicago. He has authored numerous books, including the bestselling Flow, Being Adolescent, Creativity, and The Evolving Self.