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Mavis Biss

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Maryland

Mavis Biss is an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland. She specialises in ethics, Kant and feminist philosophy.

Written by Mavis Biss

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Change and self-development

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Why doing your best is sometimes the worst thing you can do

The injunction to ‘do your best’ can get in the way of moral self-development. Instead, plant deep roots and learn to wait

by Mavis Biss