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Creativity
CREATIVITY

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

8mo

Does CREATIVITY matter to you?

Cooking
COOKING

Cooking matters to Joi because it's where science, culture, and love all end up on the same plate.

2mo

Does COOKING matter to you?

Motherhood
MOTHERHOOD

Mary says Motherhood "is the most important thing" as "we are raising the next generation."

21h

Does MOTHERHOOD matter to you?

Politics
POLITICS

Heather Johnson says politics do not matter: "I'm tired of it. I can't take it. I can't take one more. I didn't even watch the news. Can't do it."

8mo

Does POLITICS matter to you?

Shoes
SHOES

"Shoes definitely matter. Always been a special interest, right from as long as I can remember... Sometimes I'll just look at them and like to look at them. And shoe shopping is lots of fun. And you never grow out of shoes."

1y

Does SHOES matter to you?

Gaslighting
GASLIGHTING

Laura insists gaslighting matters because "people are doing them without you even realizing... in the workplace to manipulate a situation or in your family to manipulate you in certain ways."

9mo

Does GASLIGHTING matter to you?

Physical Exercise
PHYSICAL EXERCISE

Angela Fuller says physical exercise "hugely matters" and "is everything," urging "every single person should be exercising at least three to four times a week."

3mo

Does PHYSICAL EXERCISE matter to you?

Video Game
VIDEO GAME

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?

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."

8mo

Does SELF-DRIVING CAR matter to you?

reflect
REFLECT

Self-reflection matters because "that is how you become aware of your thoughts in order to decide how you want to change and mold your mindset."

11mo

Does REFLECT matter to you?

Cryptocurrency
CRYPTOCURRENCY

David Murrin says cryptocurrency doesn't matter: "It is literally going to fall apart...not a fundamentally valuable system...faces its doom from quantum mechanisms that break blockchain."

5mo

Does CRYPTOCURRENCY 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?

Remote work
REMOTE WORK

Am I wearing pants right now? You don’t know.

3mo

Does REMOTE WORK matter to you?

Journal
JOURNAL

Matthew says journaling matters, wishing he did it more: "I have unlocked a lot of self realizations about myself through journaling over the years."

8mo

Does JOURNAL matter to you?

Fitness
FITNESS

Fitness matters to George because real fitness means a resilient body that performs and recovers, not just looking good or lifting heavy weights.

1mo

Does FITNESS matter to you?

Goal setting
GOAL SETTING

DJ values goal setting only if the goals are authentic: "As long as they're your goals, when you understand whose goals there are, cool you're doing because everybody setting the goals, it doesn't matter."

11mo

Does GOAL SETTING matter to you?

Vegan
VEGAN

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."

6mo

Does VEGAN matter to you?

Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH

Laura emphasizes mental health matters: "No matter what you've been through in your life... it affects us for the rest of our life."

9mo

Does MENTAL HEALTH matter to you?

Entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Entrepreneurship matters to Chris because Naval Special Warfare teaches decision-making under pressure, systems thinking, and choosing the hard mission others avoid.

1mo

Does ENTREPRENEURSHIP matter to you?

Pizza
PIZZA

Grant says pizza matters "when pizza is on the radar, it's like, oh, let's go," but admits he's not a pizza aficionado.

10mo

Does PIZZA matter to you?

Pizza
PIZZA

Maria calls pizza "delicious" and "easy to be able to get," but says, "it doesn't really matter."

10mo

Does PIZZA matter to you?

Space Exploration
SPACE EXPLORATION

Matthew says space exploration "doesn't matter to me," though he notes "it matters to humans."

8mo

Does SPACE EXPLORATION matter to you?

Comedy
COMEDY

Amanda believes comedy matters: "If you can't laugh, then you are going to cry all the time, every day."

11mo

Does COMEDY matter to you?

Dyatlov Pass incident
DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT

Mary is fascinated by the Dyatlov Pass incident: "It's one of those unsolved kind of cases that's like really what happened to those people. I'm very big on mystery and things like that."

11mo

Does DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT matter to you?