What actually matters right now?

Alex Ranahan treasures books: "that beautiful feeling... that sensation of a new discovery... this peaceful, tranquil stillness. I think that's a gift to yourself."

Amanda loves plants: "They give us oxygen and they're just wonderful."

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

Marco says bankruptcy does not matter: "Bankruptcy is a tool if you understand what it is and how to use it...It allows you to get back on your feet if you know how to use it."

DJ shrugs off coffee: "Humans will always find some sort of substance or something that'll get 'em going. So if coffee ain't it, they'll just drink tea."

For Cathy, storytelling "matters because it connects us on a deeper level" and "shares wisdom and helps us connect on a really deep level."

DJ dismisses fashion: "You're only dressing to impress other people at that point."

"I don't personally play pickleball, so I'm gonna say doesn't matter, but I know it is very helpful for people who do play pickleball."

Mary can't go without coffee: "I need that every day in the mornings. I love my coffee and I like it a certain way."

Jolene believes cryptocurrency matters: "I'm young enough to believe that is going to be something that is going to change the way we exchange currency."

Mary loves pickleball: "It's one of my favorite things to do right now. Such a great way to exercise and have fun and be outside."

Samantha says grief matters: "It's something that everybody experiences...the thing that makes grief so difficult is how isolating it is...if we talked about it more, it would take away that scariness."

Misty says relationships matter: "We need people in our life. We need love... I'm a sucker for love. So obviously relationships are important."

"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."

Sports matter to Ella: "Sports play a big role in who I am... coaches can shape who you are. They can push you to be the better version of yourself." sport

Maria insists sleep is "essential. It's something that we all need to be able to survive and just be healthy."

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

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

Marc Foreman says sport does not matter: "I've never been a sporty person. My hand to eye coordination is awful...I tend to lose track of who's doing what...I prefer a book over watching a sports game any day."

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.

Melissa Fors Shackelford says video games matter as "an outlet for a lot of people" and a "stress reducer," even if she doesn't play herself.

"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."

Amy believes supernatural matters: "there's a lot that we don't understand... there's a metaphysical realm... a lot that we don't see going on underneath the surface that we really need to be more open to."

Melissa Fors Shackelford believes artificial intelligence "absolutely matters" for healthcare, technology, and marketing: "It can help with graphics, editing, analytics..."