What actually matters right now?

Jennifer says writing matters: "Writing and the idea of human beings being able to create symbols that they leave behind... predates language. So probably writing matters. I don't know why. It's dumb and hard, but."

Lyndsey says therapy matters: "I truly believe that everyone should be in therapy at some sort of capacity, even if it's just going once a month."

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

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

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."

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

Technology matters to George because it's the ultimate tool for freedom and self-reliance—simple, accessible, and empowering ordinary people over big companies.

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

Lauren says Health matters absolutely, noting "endorphins come from exercise" and quoting Legally Blonde: "happy people exercise."

Gnosis matters to the author because GRIOTGNOSIS fuses esoteric knowledge gained from 15 years of traditional initiations with magical realism and occult wisdom.

Social Media Marketing matters to Cyn because it's 'kind of my gig, as a SMM.'

"You are what you eat, and food and nutrition can actually be a source of burnout if you're eating the wrong foods."

Renas Raza says social media matters "because everyone's using it. But again, use it with respect. Don't be rude online."

Shoshana says mindfulness matters because it helps us become more conscious of ourselves and others.

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

Greg says Artificial intelligence "definitely matters" and is "unavoidable at this point." His organization uses it for grant proposals, foundation research, and reporting on the administrative side.

Allen Spence says memes "not matters. I don't like them that much."

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."

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.

Renas Raza says astrology matters: "Whenever I meet someone, I'm like, oh, what's your sign?... what's today's astrology? How is the day gonna end up?"

Samantha says grief matters: "It's something that everybody experiences...the thing that makes grief so difficult is how isolating it is...if we talked about it more, it would take away that scariness."

"Politics is scary."

Amanda loves exercise but jokes she's better at faking it than doing it.