What actually matters right now?

Brian says fatherhood "matters so much. It's the hardest job and the greatest job in the world." He believes fathers being there has "such a positive influence on people growing up and becoming healthy adults."

Entrepreneurship is important to show that autistic people can be entrepreneurs. "Matters a bit. Yeah. Mostly to show that autistic people can be entrepreneurs."

Misty says novel matters because "novels are such an escape" and "if there wasn't reading or writing, the world would be a very boring place... everybody needs that."

Avelyn says artificial intelligence matters if used properly: "If you use it as a tool and you use it properly... I think it's good."

Kat says confidence matters: "If you believe in yourself, people believe in you. If you respect yourself, people respect you. For that reason, confidence is really important."

Elvin thinks market capitalization is "really, really sensitive to opinion" and not a true indicator of strength: "even a billion dollar companies can fail."

Shoshana values team building when it means people having real conversations and growing collectively as they develop individually.

Renas Raza says pets matter: "They make you feel so good and they're adorable and you just wanna save them all."

Heather Johnson says sports matter: "Go hawks, go Vikings. I'm all about my Indiana fever. Woohoo."

Kat says religion matters: "It matters to believe in something... especially in a difficult situation, it will help you to stand up and to move on with your life."

Marc Foreman says shopper marketing matters: "I'm living proof. It's the whole example of going in for one thing and coming out with 10. That's all shopper marketing...geniuses at work...know exactly how to put stuff together to make it really pop."

Renas Raza says cryptocurrency does not matter to her: "I'm not really knowledge in that area. So for me doesn't matter. But I feel like maybe for everyone else, yes."

Coffee "doesn't matter to me personally, but I know it's really important to other people."

Matthew says video games matter now as "a way for me to connect with my kids...it's a gateway and a bridge for me and my kids."

Marco believes entrepreneurship matters: "You've got to be your own boss. We need to build our own ovens in order to bake our own pies. Stop eating everybody else's."

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."

Team building matters to Alex because it reveals real dynamics, fosters trust, and transforms groups into confident, collaborative teams through play and genuine connection.

Cathy says laughter "matters because it's our defense mechanism against stress" and "it's the built-in mechanism...we just start laughing because it's a release."

David Murrin says artificial intelligence matters: "AI is the power mechanism behind the kill chain...we are on the timeline to a terminator outcome...AI and robotics are going to replace 70% of the human gene pool."

Avelyn says pets matter: "They definitely teach you how to take care of something, because when you're a child, you're very self-centered."

Matthew says journaling matters, wishing he did it more: "I have unlocked a lot of self realizations about myself through journaling over the years."

Heather says Failure is "a necessary evil" because "we learn way more from failure than we ever do from success" — and it reveals who we truly are under pressure.

Kat says pizza matters: "I'm Italian... pizza matters, it's soul food... when I have a really bad day, I really ask myself, what can I do today to feel better... I'm going for a gelato, I'm going for a pizza with friends."

Doug Cardell says weightlifting matters: "I want my body to be strong... that's the only way I can help somebody else."