What actually matters right now?

Mary admires the bravery in extreme ironing: "That is some brave stuff to do right there. Talk about, having fun with something you love to do."

Maria calls pizza "delicious" and "easy to be able to get," but says, "it doesn't really matter."

Anne Catherine Bedard says pizza matters, especially "if there's someone's like, Hey, I have free pizza. Yes."

"We can't hide from AI. AI is here. We need to figure out how to work with it. We to tame it. How to not let the robot overlords take over."

DJ says emotional intelligence matters "more than almost anything," especially for parents and business owners: "If you can't regulate yourself, then you're flying off the handle at all times... you're always stressed out. You're never enjoying anything."

Melissa says Corporate social responsibility "matters more and more every day," urging all organizations to "understand what they stand for" across hiring, culture, and communication.

Cornell University was where I started to really become much more aware… where I feel like I’m okay, I can thrive.

Allen Spence calls the United States Constitution "one of the most perfect documents" and praises its "beautiful checks and balances" as essential for government.

Cathy believes dogs matter because "they are unconditional love" and "you take a dog anywhere and everyone lights up."

Dusan says Coffee matters a lot — being "from the Balkans close to Turkey," he drinks it the traditional Turkish way, which he describes as strong and worth trying.

Allen Spence says financial regulation "matters a lot" because "transparency is what a lot of people want in the financial markets" and everyone deserves "a fair shake."

Matthew says higher education matters, reflecting his role as an adjunct professor and his belief in lifelong learning.

Alex Ranahan says travel "enriches you... gives you that sense of wonderment... reconnecting with the fact that we are a global community as opposed to just feeling isolated."

We can make a beautiful future where we all live together, but if there’s no safe place to live, then what was the point?

"Harvard has really stepped up and been really a champion of free speech and independent thought, which is what universities should be all about."

Doug Cardell says socialism matters "as a threat... if it should happen here, do we want the country to fail? So, yeah, it matters."

Bianca says Books matter 100%. She has a library at home and rereads classics regularly, saying "I reread even the most simplest books all the time."

Marc Foreman believes artificial intelligence matters: "I've had nothing but positive experiences...it mirrors who you are...large language models like ChatGPT have just opened it out to everybody. It's impressed the hell outta me."

Melissa says Vacations absolutely matter, advocating for "change of scenery" as a stress reducer, noting you'll be "a better leader" and "a better coworker" when you take time to decompress.

Samantha says Disney matters: "It gives a lot of people hope...it matters for the memory making of it."

Tressa's gut says Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival does not matter — "right now at this time, it does not matter that much," though she acknowledges she struggles to fully explain why.

Kate Torode says midlife crisis matters: "the whole book is written around my midlife crisis" and it's about "rediscovering her dream and just kind of going for it."

Misty says skiing does not matter: "This is a sport where you're cold and you could get hurt... I never broke a bone laying in bed watching Netflix, and I'm warm."

Heather Johnson says restaurant reviews matter, as they inspire her copycat recipes and travel adventures.