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Entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Jolene says entrepreneurship matters because "it gives you the freedom to believe that there's something inside you."

4mo

Does ENTREPRENEURSHIP matter to you?

Sushi
SUSHI
Francesca Percival
Francesca Percival
NM

"Sushi doesn't matter. I can't cope with the texture of rice."

1y

Does SUSHI matter to you?

Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH

Renas Raza says mental health matters: "Mental health is so important, and with the social media thing as well, just make sure that everyone's nice on social media, good for your mental health. Go out in the sun, feel good and travel as well."

8mo

Does MENTAL HEALTH matter to you?

Sadness
SADNESS

Cathy says sadness matters: "It's important to have all the feels...We have those emotions for a reason."

3mo

Does SADNESS matter to you?

Astrology
ASTROLOGY

Amanda's curious mind finds Astrology matters: "I just appreciate the stories behind... the stars and the meanings behind them." She adds, "there's very few topics I don't wanna know about."

5d

Does ASTROLOGY matter to you?

Podcast
PODCAST

Tressa says Podcast matters because of "the number of people that we can connect with and stories that you can hear and insights that...we couldn't have imagined" growing up — celebrating the unprecedented accessibility it offers.

1mo

Does PODCAST matter to you?

Creativity
CREATIVITY

Barton says creativity "absolutely matters... it's important for expression, absolute vital for everyone."

4mo

Does CREATIVITY matter to you?

CELEBRITY GOSSIP

Maria is not interested in celebrity gossip: "doesn't matter."

10mo

Does CELEBRITY GOSSIP matter to you?

Reality Television
REALITY TELEVISION

Melissa says Reality television matters as "an escape" for many people, noting that "mental health is a challenge" and anything that helps people "decompress and relax" is "super important."

3mo

Does REALITY TELEVISION matter to you?

Midwestern cuisine
MIDWESTERN CUISINE

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

8mo

Does MIDWESTERN CUISINE matter to you?

Personal Finance
PERSONAL FINANCE

Personal finance matters "a hundred percent" to Ella: "That's why I wrote the book... in school they don't teach you about things like that... I wanted to write a book for teens." personal finance

4mo

Does PERSONAL FINANCE matter to you?

Virtual reality
VIRTUAL REALITY

Marc Foreman says virtual reality matters: "The nature of reality itself is all about perception...I just see the whole world as almost a virtual canvas...you can interact with it and change it however you want."

8mo

Does VIRTUAL REALITY matter to you?

Debate
DEBATE

"I think more people should do debate. More people should know about it. And it's just all around fantastic."

9mo

Does DEBATE matter to you?

Perfectionism (psychology)
PERFECTIONISM (PSYCHOLOGY)

Anne Catherine Bedard says perfectionism matters "with a caveat" and advises, "done is better than perfect."

7mo

Does PERFECTIONISM (PSYCHOLOGY) matter to you?

Self-confidence
SELF-CONFIDENCE
Kat
Kat
M

Kat says confidence matters: "If you believe in yourself, people believe in you. If you respect yourself, people respect you. For that reason, confidence is really important."

8mo

Does SELF-CONFIDENCE matter to you?

Depersonalization
DEPERSONALIZATION

Depersonalization matters to the author because childhood trauma left them "dissociate without coming back to a personality," a condition they spent 8.5 years training themselves out of through intense spiritual work.

23d

Does DEPERSONALIZATION matter to you?

Hygge
HYGGE

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

2mo

Does HYGGE matter to you?

Skiing
SKIING

Misty says skiing does not matter: "This is a sport where you're cold and you could get hurt... I never broke a bone laying in bed watching Netflix, and I'm warm."

3mo

Does SKIING matter to you?

Lacrosse
LACROSSE

"I really love lacrosse. I'm a right defenseman. ... It's football, but you have to be a little bit more athletic to know where the ball is and where your stick is. And I wish more people played it. It's really fun."

9mo

Does LACROSSE matter to you?

Astrology
ASTROLOGY

Anne Catherine Bedard says astrology matters: "I'm not very well versed, but I will absolutely lend an ear. If someone says, well, the moon is...do tell. How is my week?"

7mo

Does ASTROLOGY matter to you?

Journal
JOURNAL

Samantha says journaling matters: "I do it every day...it helps me see where my head space is...taking pen to paper is so important."

7mo

Does JOURNAL matter to you?

Nutrition
NUTRITION

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

1y

Does NUTRITION matter to you?

Self-driving car
SELF-DRIVING CAR

"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."

9mo

Does SELF-DRIVING CAR matter to you?

Book
BOOK

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."

8mo

Does BOOK matter to you?