What actually matters right now?

Laura insists gaslighting matters because "people are doing them without you even realizing... in the workplace to manipulate a situation or in your family to manipulate you in certain ways."

Heather Johnson says food blogging matters: "My livelihood."

"Politics is scary."

Mary can't go without coffee: "I need that every day in the mornings. I love my coffee and I like it a certain way."

"I'm a big fan of sushi. I love all the fancy rolls. I love the ginger. It's a lot of fun."

Lyndsey says coffee truly matters: "I'm gonna get coffee right after this."

Doug Cardell says religion matters: "We all have to believe in something bigger than ourselves... that's part of what keeps us from being selfish."

Samantha says memes matter: "They're a form of communication...sending your friend a meme is like a love language...they are culturally significant too."

Renas Raza believes sunlight is essential: "the sun is life to me" and "our bodies crave it, and we need it. And for our mood, for our health, and basically for just our overall beings."

Allen Spence says the stock market "matters a lot" because "a lot of people have their retirements, their pension, a lot of their wealth is tied up" in it.

Avelyn says guitar matters: "I've been playing since I was 10, I think. So, it definitely matters and it's a wonderful instrument."

Matthew says climate change matters.

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."

Matthew says money "does matter...it's a means to an end," but warns "I don't know a single person who has found happiness through money...those things are hollow, they're fleeting."

"Rhetoric is one of the most important parts of not just speech and debate, but day-to-day life. And if more people could implement it on a higher scale, I think that our world, our country, our globe, would be a lot better."

Grant says skiing matters "when there's snow, especially on a powder day," but notes it doesn't matter in the macro sense.

Scott says artificial intelligence matters: "I think chat gpt is so much better than Google and it helps me find things and figure things out that would take forever."

Jolene says artificial intelligence matters: "If we don't investigate the opportunities we have to grow, we're gonna miss something."

David Murrin says celebrities don't matter: "Most...sought recognition without great achievement...their opinions are without substance, without insight...they're actually potentially very destructive."

Kate Torode says stand-up comedy matters: "That's what makes us laugh" and "shines a light on our society." She values comedians' "jester privilege" to speak truth.

Paul believes music is transcendent and subjective, able to change mood and transport listeners. "Music is transcendent. It can help you improve mood, it can help gear you up. It can take you somewhere else."

DJ believes fulfillment is essential: "When you get into a place where you're doing things because they fill up your cup, then you're given from your overflow... as long as I'm pouring into me, I can give everyone, and I don't feel like I'm detracting from my mission, my goals, and it's from genuine place."

Melissa Fors Shackelford is a "big advocate" for vacations: "Taking that time to decompress...you're gonna be a better leader, coworker, mother, father..."

Entertainment matters to Alex because it builds connection, turns information into shared experience, and helps people engage, relax, and be present together.

Kat says AI matters: "It'll help you... in business and your personal life. Maybe I just using it for business, and it helps me a lot."

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

Barton thinks pizza matters "because we need a balance in our diet... You've gotta have a balance."

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."

Angela Fuller says celebrity does not matter: "We are all the same. We're all humans. Nobody is better than anybody else."

Angela Fuller says gymnastics matters because "it teaches you grit and resilience" and "gives you so much self-confidence." She calls it "the best sport ever."

Scott believes self-confidence matters: "I know the power of it, and I know how hard it is if you don't have it."

John Fuhrman says entrepreneurship matters: "that independence, that freedom to create, is everything." He never did well in the corporate world and values learning from each business evolution.

Renas Raza says nature matters: "Absolutely ties in with everything. Your mental health and the sun and just our bodies. We just need to feel, connected to earth and life."

Laura says coffee matters: "I love it. In anytime of the day or night."

Maria says exercise matters because it "makes you feel good and it helps you prevent a lot of very bad diseases, including cancer. So, extremely important."

Anne Catherine Bedard says personal branding matters because "everything that you do is your brand" and "the way you define that box is important."

Amanda is skeptical of dance therapy's effectiveness. "There's a lot of papers right now showing that dance therapy is not as impressive as we all thought it was. And I am a scientist at heart and I go by what I'll be scientists say."

Ella says pizza matters: "I love pizza. My like one of my favorite foods actually."

Resilience (psychology) matters to Barton because it's about having clear strategies for challenges—walking the walk, not just using the word.

Zarya thinks Burnout matters because she 'left medicine after years of training' and faced it again in motherhood, urging women to know 'you don’t have to do it all right now.'

Matthew says matcha "doesn't matter to me."

Performance matters to Jennifer because live arts like dance, music, and theater 'have the power to keep humanity connected' despite digital convenience.

Andrea values sport for teaching "team sportsmanship," "how to make friends," and "you better learn how to get along."

Allen Spence says freedom of speech "matters a lot" and insists "people get to say what they want...even if it's the most hateful things or things you don't agree with."

Scott compares personal development to lifting weights: "You're gonna feel stronger, you're gonna feel better, you're gonna accomplish more."

Data privacy matters, but less than people expect. Everyone who wants your data probably already has it and more than you expect, so that issue already has sailed.

Pizza matters. I’m making it tonight for dinner.

Amanda says dogs are everything.

Mary loves pickleball: "It's one of my favorite things to do right now. Such a great way to exercise and have fun and be outside."

David Murrin says cryptocurrency doesn't matter: "It is literally going to fall apart...not a fundamentally valuable system...faces its doom from quantum mechanisms that break blockchain."

Ella believes entrepreneurship matters: "It's good to be a leader and start something that you've always wanted to start. I think it's very important to take that step and do it."

Jolene says pets matter: "Pets are our opportunities to experience unconditional love."

Storytelling matters to Barton because, as an adoptee from Vietnam, a sense of belonging and welcome is important, especially amid global challenges of refugees and migration.

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."

Amanda believes comedy matters: "If you can't laugh, then you are going to cry all the time, every day."

Heather Johnson says minimalism matters: "I have stuff and I don't wanna move it all, so I'm trying to...call it out."

Amanda is passionate about Neapolitan pizza: "Neopolitan Pizza for the win. Absolutely the best."

Samantha says journaling matters: "I do it every day...taking pen to paper is so important because it allows you to access a different part of your brain."

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

Melissa Fors Shackelford says video games matter as "an outlet for a lot of people" and a "stress reducer," even if she doesn't play herself.