What actually matters right now?

Samantha says veganism does not matter to her: "I tried to be vegan for three months and I failed miserably...the way I craved a cheeseburger...was wild."

Angela Fuller says artificial intelligence matters: "It's a great tool... it helps make jobs easier," but warns "it also gets a lot of stuff wrong."

Marco says sport matters: "Sports are important to me...physical activity calms you down mentally...when you're calmed mentally, you can focus, you find purpose."

Grant says video games matter: "I like to play video games. It's a lot of fun. Been playing a lot of Hunt these days... absolutely matters."

Lyndsey believes self-help and mental health "lean into each other."

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

Entrepreneurship is "really important because it helps give multiple streams of income, which is something that we're all realizing we need."

Jennifer says music matters: "Music is one of those things that cultural anthropologists say came up really early on in how we organized ourselves as groups and communicated possibly before language."

Dogs are beloved by Leta and often featured on the podcast. "Leta says they definitely matter. She would like everyone to bring dogs on the podcast... our pity staffing mix shows up a lot."

Coffee "doesn't matter to me personally, but I know it's really important to other people."

"Coffee gives me a headache."

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

"A pet can be a way to regulate, co-regulate your nervous system. Pets are so loving, they're so calming. Yeah, I think everyone should have a dog."

Kat says AI matters: "It'll help you... in business and your personal life. Maybe I just using it for business, and it helps me a lot."

Allen Spence says financial regulation "matters a lot" because "transparency is what a lot of people want in the financial markets" and everyone deserves "a fair shake."

Allen Spence says the stock market "matters a lot" because "a lot of people have their retirements, their pension, a lot of their wealth is tied up" in it.

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

Mary values hiking for well-being: "I think it's important for everyone to have time and experience in nature and get the exercise that we need for our bodies."

Lyndsey says mental health "100% completely matters."

Heather Johnson says sports matter: "Go hawks, go Vikings. I'm all about my Indiana fever. Woohoo."

Barton thinks pizza matters "because we need a balance in our diet... You've gotta have a balance."

Heather Johnson says minimalism matters: "I have stuff and I don't wanna move it all, so I'm trying to...call it out."

Maria laughs off toe wrestling: "that's not matters to me. Yeah. Hilarious. But yeah. Right. No, thank you."

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."