What actually matters right now?

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

Creativity matters to Jennifer because, in a world favoring proficiency and productivity, creativity supports more than what seems obvious.

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

Amy admits shoe is her "second weakness," showing a playful fondness for footwear.

Matthew says philosophy matters, as he actively applies philosophical principles like stoicism to both his personal and professional life.

Jolene believes social media matters: "It's your voice...this medium has allowed us to dream bigger, to believe bigger."

Lyndsey says pickleball does not matter: "Not quite sure what it is."

Jolene says concerts matter: "Music moves us...being live with someone who's sharing their craft matters."

Samantha says social media matters: "It provides access for people to share their experiences...it matters as a sense of community."

Matthew says space exploration "doesn't matter to me," though he notes "it matters to humans."

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

Greg says Sport "matters to me personally" and in his work — it's "an outlet for these youth who are behind barbed wires" and soccer is especially significant in Central America.

Maria says coffee matters to her: "I'm Colombian... it's coffee central. Culturally, I love it."

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

Maria insists sleep is "essential. It's something that we all need to be able to survive and just be healthy."

Paul values sport as a unifying form of performance and entertainment: "We all crowd together and we're united by watching... it's a huge part of people's lives and it's performance."

Amy believes supernatural matters: "there's a lot that we don't understand... there's a metaphysical realm... a lot that we don't see going on underneath the surface that we really need to be more open to."

Reality TV does not matter to Ella: "I don't really watch reality TV." reality television

Maria says extreme ironing does not matter to her: "Not matters. Not at all. Although... I would watch it if it was like on ESPN or something."

Renas Raza says books matter: "Movies are great, but a book you just, you can use your own imagination with the characters and how they look and how, yeah, just the overall books yes matters. I can go on and on, so I'll stop myself."

Bianca says Dogs matter. As someone who lives alone, she values canine companionship, saying "it's really important to have a companion."

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

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."

Mary says self-confidence is the strength behind everything: "That is the strength behind everything that keeps us going and going towards our dreams in the life that we desire."