A good article combines three things: 1) solid research; 2) an engaging and informative tone; and 3) an original perspective. In order to create the latter, writers should spend ample time exploring different perspectives on a topic. This can be done by looking at a variety of sources, including industry publications, blogs, and websites. Taking notes as one does so can help keep track of important information and make it easier to go back and refer to the material as the writing progresses.

The word good has many different meanings in English. In general, it refers to something that is positive or desirable in nature: A good experience; a good day; a good joke. It can also refer to something that is effective or efficient: a good knife; a good lamp; a good job. It can also refer to someone or something that is well-disposed toward another: A good person; a good friend. It can even refer to something that is wholesome or nutritious: a good meal; a good book.

In philosophy, the term good is often used to mean either a description of something or an ethical judgment. In the former sense, philosophical theories of the good have often skewed in favor of attributive rather than predicative uses of good. This has led some philosophers, such as Philippa Foot (2001), to argue that a theory of the good should be developed through an examination of a person’s motivations, rather than through a logical argument or a naturalistic analysis.

For example, the notion of a common-pool good may be an attempt to define a category that combines the attributes of private goods with those of public goods, in particular the impossibility of exclusion and subtractability. Several kinds of natural resources are considered to be common-pool goods: forest, water, fisheries, and the global atmosphere. The name ‘common-pool good’ emphasizes the fact that they are shared and not exclusive, but this concept is still controversial.

As an adverb, good is usually used after forms of the verb to be or to feel: I felt good about my decision; He does not look good today. This use of good is common in informal speech, but it does not occur in formal or edited writing, where the adverb well is usually employed: He did well on the test; She sees well with her new glasses. Good can also be used to mean a person’s spirits as well as their health: You’re feeling good, but not in a good mood.