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Sally Kettle: Does hope help?

Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful, and suggests some alternative strategies.

Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful, and suggests some alternative strategies.

Sally has twice rowed the Atlantic Ocean, and worries that hope can lead to a passive state of mind. There is nothing, she believes, like taking concrete steps to make things happen.

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Producer: Giles Edwards.

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  • Wed 2 Jan 2013 20:45
  • Sun 6 Jan 2013 05:45

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