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Coffee
COFFEE
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Geraldo declares Coffee "essential to life," recounting how even on a beautiful vacation morning, the one thing missing was "a cup of coffee."

22d

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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Allen Spence calls AI "the future" and urges everyone "to learn how to leverage AI in their everyday life and their professional life" for productivity gains.

10mo

Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?

Dogs
DOGS
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Dogs are "very important" to Kesley, who shares, "Yes. I have two dogs. I have a Husky and a golden doodle."

1y

Does DOGS matter to you?

Travel
TRAVEL
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Cathy says travel is "important because it helps us to get out of our little bubble" and made her "independent, confident, innovative."

5mo

Does TRAVEL matter to you?

Kat
Kat
Religion
RELIGION
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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."

10mo

Does RELIGION matter to you?

Education
EDUCATION
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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."

10mo

Does EDUCATION matter to you?

Community Service
COMMUNITY SERVICE
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Ella says community service "matters a lot"—it's about "being involved in your community, helping, volunteering." She always invites friends to join, showing how much it matters to her.

6mo

Does COMMUNITY SERVICE matter to you?

Kat
Kat
Sports
SPORTS
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Kat insists sport matters: "You become so much stronger... sport teaches you so many things... if you can transform your body through commitment and movement, you can change your life."

10mo

Does SPORTS matter to you?

Entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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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."

6mo

Does ENTREPRENEURSHIP matter to you?

Dogs
DOGS
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Paul loves Dogs — he owns a dachshund he calls "the most fascinating" and "most intelligent" around, enthusiastically recommending: "if you're single and you need a pal, get a wiener dog."

2mo

Does DOGS matter to you?

Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken
Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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Grant sees artificial intelligence as important "in a lot of different constructs," especially for "what vulnerabilities are getting introduced into the wild."

1y

Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?

Women in science
WOMEN IN SCIENCE
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Anne Catherine Bedard insists women in science "absolutely matters" and says, "We need representation. I cannot stress this out."

9mo

Does WOMEN IN SCIENCE matter to you?

Mentorship
MENTORSHIP
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Greg calls Mentorship "huge" and says "if you don't have someone mentoring you and showing you the way, then you're just gonna continue in the same rut" — it's central to his rehabilitation work.

3mo

Does MENTORSHIP matter to you?

Astrology
ASTROLOGY
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Anne Catherine Bedard says astrology matters: "I'm not very well versed, but I will absolutely lend an ear. If someone says, well, the moon is...do tell. How is my week?"

9mo

Does ASTROLOGY matter to you?

Performing Arts
PERFORMING ARTS
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Avelyn believes performing arts matter for everyone: "Whether you're an audience member or an actor or someone off stage, it impacts you regardless."

12mo

Does PERFORMING ARTS matter to you?

Supercomputer
SUPERCOMPUTER
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Elvin believes supercomputers "definitely matter" because they could enable "super intelligence" and help "solve all those scientific problems or cure cancer."

8mo

Does SUPERCOMPUTER matter to you?

Authenticity
AUTHENTICITY
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Angela Fuller says authenticity absolutely matters.

5mo

Does AUTHENTICITY matter to you?

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

10mo

Does AIR FRYER matter to you?

Pizza
PIZZA
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Mary is not a Pizza fan, simply stating "that doesn't matter."

2mo

Does PIZZA matter to you?

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
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DJ finds Brazilian jiu-jitsu humbling: "Technique beats force... I rolled against a girl who was probably about 80 pounds... and she absolutely dominated me for about 25 minutes. And it was just, I tip my hat for the technique."

1y

Does BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU matter to you?

Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH
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Marco says mental health matters: "If you need help, go talk to somebody. There's no shame in that...what you may learn...may be just what you need to get you to the next level."

5mo

Does MENTAL HEALTH matter to you?

Skin Care
SKIN CARE
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Renas Raza says skincare matters: "Skincare for me is a beef towel. Use it every day. That's my skincare. Matters."

10mo

Does SKIN CARE matter to you?

Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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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."

5mo

Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
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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."

8mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?