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Celebrity
CELEBRITY

Jennifer is conflicted but says celebrities matter: "The cult of celebrity has become so problematic in the United States, yet at the same time, it's fun."

8mo

Does CELEBRITY matter to you?

Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Cathy says Artificial intelligence "absolutely matters because it's gonna help move us forward as society," but stresses "we do need to have boundaries around AI just like we do with our screen time."

3mo

Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?

Dyatlov Pass incident
DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT

Mary is fascinated by the Dyatlov Pass incident: "It's one of those unsolved kind of cases that's like really what happened to those people. I'm very big on mystery and things like that."

1y

Does DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT matter to you?

Climate Change
CLIMATE CHANGE

Matthew says climate change matters.

8mo

Does CLIMATE CHANGE matter to you?

Creativity
CREATIVITY

Creativity matters to Jennifer because, in a world favoring proficiency and productivity, creativity supports more than what seems obvious.

9mo

Does CREATIVITY matter to you?

Golf
GOLF

Scott says golf matters: "I just love the psychology of it and I just love the game... It's a connection to my dad too 'cause he taught me."

1y

Does GOLF matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA

David Murrin says social media matters "when used with wisdom" as it "circumvents conventional news outlets," but warns it's "dangerous when it comes to eliciting feelings of inadequacy and fomo."

6mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

Personal Development
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

"We all have to be growing every day," Kesley says about personal growth.

1y

Does PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT matter to you?

Education
EDUCATION

Allen Spence believes education "matters" and says, "it's important that we have strong public schools" and a good university system, but "not everybody needs to go to college."

9mo

Does EDUCATION matter to you?

Health
HEALTH

Health matters to George because witnessing needless suffering drives belief in simple, natural tools that help the body heal itself better than most realize.

1mo

Does HEALTH matter to you?

Sports
SPORTS

Sports matter to Shoshana because they bring people together and offer many ways to connect.

11mo

Does SPORTS matter to you?

Skiing
SKIING
Amy Safford
Amy Safford
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Amy says skiing matters: "I grew up skiing... it was just a way to get outside... I love skiing and I feel so thankful... it's wonderful to experience and be one with the world around us."

4mo

Does SKIING matter to you?

Journal
JOURNAL

Samantha says journaling matters: "I do it every day...it helps me see where my head space is...taking pen to paper is so important."

7mo

Does JOURNAL matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA

Jolene believes social media matters: "It's your voice...this medium has allowed us to dream bigger, to believe bigger."

4mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

Coffee
COFFEE

Marc Foreman says coffee definitely matters: "That's the second cup today...Nobody drinks coffee for how it tastes. It's all about the effect. I couldn't make it through the day without."

8mo

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Endurance sports
ENDURANCE SPORTS

Jolene says endurance sports matter: "Endurance sports taught me pain is spiritual...absolutely teaches you some limits you may not have known you did or didn't have."

4mo

Does ENDURANCE SPORTS matter to you?

Occult
OCCULT

Occult matters to the author because 15 years of initiation into traditional practices across continents culminates in GRIOTGNOSIS, blending occult wisdom with magical realism.

15d

Does OCCULT matter to you?

Authenticity (philosophy)
AUTHENTICITY (PHILOSOPHY)

Matthew says authenticity matters: "Just showing up and being who you are...if you do that every day...you're gonna have left the world a better place than you found it."

8mo

Does AUTHENTICITY (PHILOSOPHY) matter to you?

holiday
HOLIDAY

Valentina says Holidays matter because "no matter how high performers we are, we also need maintenance time, like the machines" — and she's eagerly looking forward to her own.

22d

Does HOLIDAY matter to you?

Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy matters to Joe because of a passion for bridging the gap between Philosophy and Rhetoric, completing the major twice and pursuing an MA.

9d

Does PHILOSOPHY matter to you?

Physical Exercise
PHYSICAL EXERCISE

Amanda loves exercise but jokes she's better at faking it than doing it.

1y

Does PHYSICAL EXERCISE matter to you?

Sports
SPORTS

Bianca says Sport matters — she's a lifelong athlete who "did hardcore gymnastics for almost thirteen years."

2mo

Does SPORTS matter to you?

Perfectionism (psychology)
PERFECTIONISM (PSYCHOLOGY)

Anne Catherine Bedard says perfectionism matters "with a caveat" and advises, "done is better than perfect."

8mo

Does PERFECTIONISM (PSYCHOLOGY) matter to you?

Juvenile justice system
JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Greg says Juvenile justice system "definitely matters." It's not about ignoring crimes, but ensuring "a fair approach to life when life probably hasn't been that fair to them so far."

2mo

Does JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM matter to you?