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Physical Exercise
PHYSICAL EXERCISE
Amanda Graham
Amanda Graham
RATED MATTERS

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

10mo

Does PHYSICAL EXERCISE matter to you?

Pizza
PIZZA
Anne Catherine Bedard
Anne Catherine Bedard
RATED MATTERS

Anne Catherine Bedard says pizza matters, especially "if there's someone's like, Hey, I have free pizza. Yes."

6mo

Does PIZZA matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
Alex Ranahan
Alex Ranahan
RATED MATTERS

Alex Ranahan calls social media "an extension of ourselves... an opportunity to connect... as long as we remember it is to be used as a social tool as opposed to a social replacement."

2mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH
Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken
RATED MATTERS

Grant insists mental health "absolutely matters. If your mental health isn't in line, nothing else is in line... everything follows from that."

9mo

Does MENTAL HEALTH matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
Allen Spence
Allen Spence
RATED MATTERS

Allen Spence says social media "really matters now" due to its impact on jobs, influence, and information, and calls his Facebook "almost like my family photo album."

7mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

Video Game
VIDEO GAME
Andrea Goldner
Andrea Goldner
RATED NOT MATTERS

Andrea says video games do not matter: "too addictive to children," "some violent ones," and "it's just mush in your brain."

3mo

Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?

Dogs
DOGS
Bianca Lysette
Bianca Lysette
RATED MATTERS

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

25d

Does DOGS matter to you?

Resilience (psychology)
RESILIENCE (PSYCHOLOGY)
Marco Barnes Jr
Marco Barnes Jr
RATED MATTERS

Resilience (psychology) matters to Marco because mastering 'Speed-to-Close' in real estate means adapting fast, vetting deals, and thriving beyond traditional limits.

2mo

Does RESILIENCE (PSYCHOLOGY) matter to you?

Feminism
FEMINISM
Jennifer
Jennifer
RATED MATTERS

Jennifer says feminism matters "because it's about equality."

7mo

Does FEMINISM matter to you?

Dogs
DOGS
Lauren Wu
Lauren Wu
RATED MATTERS

Lauren loves Dogs and says they matter, noting she doesn't own one only because of family allergies: "for some people, that's their fur babies."

1mo

Does DOGS matter to you?

Music
MUSIC
Ella Shahbazian
Ella Shahbazian
RATED NOT MATTERS

Music does not matter to Ella: "I'm not like a big, like I don't listen to music that much. That's why." music

3mo

Does MUSIC matter to you?

Parenting
PARENTING
Angela Fuller
Angela Fuller
RATED MATTERS

Angela Fuller says parenting matters because "I am teaching my boys a ton of life lessons" and "they get to watch me never give up and the grit that I have."

2mo

Does PARENTING matter to you?

Resilience
RESILIENCE
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
RATED MATTERS

Brian says resilience "matters. It's how you respond to failure...the ability to move beyond those, learn from those and keep going with pursuing your goal matters."

2mo

Does RESILIENCE matter to you?

Antibiotic resistance
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken
RATED MATTERS

Grant says antibiotic resistance "absolutely matters. Yeah, I'm not gonna call it an existential threat, but it is absolutely a threat."

9mo

Does ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE matter to you?

Effective Altruism
EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM
Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken
RATED MATTERS

Grant finds effective altruism fascinating but says, "is it in my top seven? Absolutely not... after I'm done with this, I wanna like... open like a smoothie stand slash coffee shop slash thinking space."

9mo

Does EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM matter to you?

Coffee
COFFEE
Barton Cuong Williams
Barton Cuong Williams
RATED MATTERS

Barton says coffee matters: "it just feels good... it allows me to kickstart my day in a routine that feels great."

3mo

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Stoicism
STOICISM
Matthew Campobasso
Matthew Campobasso
RATED MATTERS

Matthew says stoicism matters, calling it a way to be "a better dad, a better son, a better brother, a better person" and credits it for making him "a better lawyer and...a happier lawyer."

7mo

Does STOICISM matter to you?

Extreme ironing
EXTREME IRONING
Maria Moreno
Maria Moreno
RATED NOT MATTERS

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."

9mo

Does EXTREME IRONING matter to you?

Hygge
HYGGE
Beverly Luke
Beverly Luke
RATED MATTERS

Hygge matters to Beverly because Hygge is not ridiculous, it's a state of mind.

1mo

Does HYGGE matter to you?

Cryptocurrency
CRYPTOCURRENCY
Allen Spence
Allen Spence
RATED MATTERS

Allen Spence says cryptocurrency "matters" and highlights its utility: "crypto does have utility...it's also very good for foreign payments" and can make remittances easier.

7mo

Does CRYPTOCURRENCY matter to you?

Sport
SPORT
Lauren Wu
Lauren Wu
RATED MATTERS

Lauren says Sport matters, cheering on the WNBA Valkyries and calling for equal pay: "Women in sports, pay them what you owe them."

1mo

Does SPORT matter to you?

READING
Lyndsey Getty
Lyndsey Getty
RATED MATTERS

Lyndsey says reading matters: "I love reading. It's something I've been doing since I was a little kid."

10mo

Does READING matter to you?

Resilience
RESILIENCE
Samantha Holland
Samantha Holland
RATED MATTERS

Samantha says resilience is a skill you build: "You are not defined by the things that happen to you, but by the actions that you take after."

5mo

Does RESILIENCE matter to you?

Freedom Of Speech
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Allen Spence
Allen Spence
RATED MATTERS

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."

7mo

Does FREEDOM OF SPEECH matter to you?