What actually matters right now?

Shoshana says air guitar matters to her because she loved it in her punk rocker days and even has photos playing on a broomstick.

Brian says superstition does not matter: "What I do...watching my favorite football team is not gonna have an effect on the outcome...I take comfort in that...I'm gonna move on with my life and pursue my own success."

Refugees matter because the creator recognizes 'more than 100 million refugees are traumatised by war' and developed EMDR scripts specifically for their dislocation and past trauma recovery.

Heather Johnson says recipes matter. As a food blogger, "recipes" are central to her work and enjoyment.

Lyndsey says mental health "100% completely matters."

Bianca says Politics doesn't matter to her. Since she can't control it, she chooses not to engage: "I don't let it drive me crazy."

Dusan knows firsthand that Divorce matters — it "can change your life drastically," affecting not just you but your child and everyone around you.

Jennifer says pizza matters: "Pizza is local too, so pizza reflects local culture, so it matters." She adds, "I love all pizza... there's not been pizza that I've met that I haven't liked."

Alex Ranahan sees artificial intelligence as "a lever... just extending our own capabilities. It's not here to take over. It's an upgrade in technology... us as the driver."

Matthew says "faith matters to me. I don't subscribe to a specific religion...but faith matters."

Marco says sport matters: "Sports are important to me...physical activity calms you down mentally...when you're calmed mentally, you can focus, you find purpose."

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."

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

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

Heather Johnson says air fryer matters: "It makes everything so much faster...I love it."

Sports matter to Ella: "Sports play a big role in who I am... coaches can shape who you are. They can push you to be the better version of yourself." sport

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.

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

Punk matters to Jennifer because it is about social disruption and cultural protest through performance and music.

"The American society is a melting pot, which I think means that there's not one specific dream that we should all follow. So the American Dream, no, not really. I don't think that matters, but I think Americans and their dreams definitely do."

Andrea says travel "definitely matters" for children—"any kind of adventure is grand."

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

Angela Fuller says pizza matters because "it's a family bonding thing" and "brings us all together."

Amanda is clear: Coffee "matters a lot" every morning — and sometimes afternoon and before bed too. She skips the pricey coffee shops and says, "my coffee shop is open. I just need to go do it."