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Yoga
YOGA
Kat
Kat
RATED MATTERS

Kat says yoga matters: "If you move, it matters. It can be yoga, it can be whatever you want to do, but move... you will feel so much better after."

6mo

Does YOGA matter to you?

Self-driving car
SELF-DRIVING CAR
Hudson Turman
Hudson Turman
RATED NOT MATTERS

"In practicality, no, doesn't really matter. I think more people should know how to drive. I wish more people knew how to drive a stick. That'd be pretty awesome. So I just kind of wanna go back, to the roots a little bit. Learn to drive, know where you're going, and know what the steering wheel does."

7mo

Does SELF-DRIVING CAR matter to you?

Public Speaking
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Alex Ranahan
Alex Ranahan
RATED MATTERS

Public Speaking matters to Alex because it reveals confidence, clarity, and authenticity, shaping how people are understood, trusted, and remembered in shared moments.

3mo

Does PUBLIC SPEAKING matter to you?

Athletic competition
ATHLETIC COMPETITION
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
RATED MATTERS

Brian sees athletic competition as a standard for young athletes, shaping not just "athletic prowess" but also "the character of the athletes and the way that they conduct themselves off the field."

2mo

Does ATHLETIC COMPETITION matter to you?

Rhetoric
RHETORIC
Hudson Turman
Hudson Turman
RATED MATTERS

"Rhetoric is one of the most important parts of not just speech and debate, but day-to-day life. And if more people could implement it on a higher scale, I think that our world, our country, our globe, would be a lot better."

7mo

Does RHETORIC matter to you?

Team Building
TEAM BUILDING
Shoshana Rosenfeld
Shoshana Rosenfeld
RATED MATTERS

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

9mo

Does TEAM BUILDING matter to you?

Performing Arts
PERFORMING ARTS
Tressa Glover
Tressa Glover
RATED MATTERS

Tressa says Performing arts matters because "there is nothing like" live performance — "every performance is unique" and "that moment can't be recreated," making it a singular shared human experience.

6d

Does PERFORMING ARTS matter to you?

Job title
JOB TITLE
Matthew Campobasso
Matthew Campobasso
RATED NOT MATTERS

Matthew says titles "shouldn't matter...they're hollow, they're fleeting...it's relationships, connections, bonds, shared experiences...that really matter."

7mo

Does JOB TITLE matter to you?

Skiing
SKIING
Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken
RATED MATTERS

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

9mo

Does SKIING matter to you?

Endurance sports
ENDURANCE SPORTS
Jolene Puffer
Jolene Puffer
RATED MATTERS

Jolene says endurance sports matter: "Endurance sports taught me pain is spiritual...absolutely teaches you some limits you may not have known you did or didn't have."

2mo

Does ENDURANCE SPORTS matter to you?

Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Samantha Holland
Samantha Holland
RATED MATTERS

Samantha says artificial intelligence matters: "It's a tool that could be super, super helpful...I have ADHD and it really helps with my executive functioning."

5mo

Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?

Corporate Social Responsibility
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBIL...
Melissa Fors Shackelford
Melissa Fors Shackelford
RATED MATTERS

Melissa says Corporate social responsibility "matters more and more every day," urging all organizations to "understand what they stand for" across hiring, culture, and communication.

1mo

Does CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBIL... matter to you?

Video Game
VIDEO GAME
Matthew Campobasso
Matthew Campobasso
RATED MATTERS

Matthew says video games matter now as "a way for me to connect with my kids...it's a gateway and a bridge for me and my kids."

7mo

Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?

Coaching
COACHING
Francesca Percival
Francesca Percival
RATED MATTERS

"Coaching actually came post-diagnosis, because I had coaching myself. It was one of the sort of strategies I took on to help myself function better."

11mo

Does COACHING matter to you?

Pickleball
PICKLEBALL
Lyndsey Getty
Lyndsey Getty
RATED NOT MATTERS

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

10mo

Does PICKLEBALL matter to you?

Climate Change
CLIMATE CHANGE
Chris Singel
Chris Singel
RATED MATTERS

We can make a beautiful future where we all live together, but if there’s no safe place to live, then what was the point?

2mo

Does CLIMATE CHANGE matter to you?

Midwestern cuisine
MIDWESTERN CUISINE
Heather Johnson
Heather Johnson
RATED MATTERS

Heather Johnson says Midwest cuisine matters, especially with her love for Casey's breakfast pizza.

7mo

Does MIDWESTERN CUISINE matter to you?

Dogs
DOGS
Kesley Rogers
Kesley Rogers
RATED MATTERS

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

11mo

Does DOGS matter to you?

Functional beverage
FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGE
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
RATED MATTERS

Brian thinks functional beverages matter, but says it's "important to look at the sources of who's recommending them" and trusts "multiple sources" over just marketing.

2mo

Does FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGE matter to you?

Art
ART
Kate Torode
Kate Torode
RATED MATTERS

Kate Torode says art "absolutely matters" as "the way that we as a society express ourselves" and "a reflection of who we are as people and as a society."

7mo

Does ART matter to you?

Travel
TRAVEL
Zarya Rubin
Zarya Rubin
RATED MATTERS

"I think travel is a way to expand your mind, experience culture, and beauty. And yeah, travel is really my favorite addiction."

10mo

Does TRAVEL matter to you?

Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH
Jennifer
Jennifer
RATED MATTERS

Jennifer says mental health matters. "Mental health matters. Yes."

7mo

Does MENTAL HEALTH matter to you?

Dogs
DOGS
Francesca Percival
Francesca Percival
RATED NOT MATTERS

"Dogs don't matter. I'm really sorry. Too many dog lovers. I know there are lots of them out there, but I can't cope with lots of things about dogs."

11mo

Does DOGS matter to you?

Search Engine Optimization
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
Chris Singel
Chris Singel
RATED MATTERS

Google has gotten a lot better at reading like a human than humans have gotten at writing for computers. Just make content that’s valuable… and the robots will understand it.

2mo

Does SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION matter to you?