# Good
Good is that which promotes the health of a being.
## Meaning
Good is relational: good for a [[Being|being]].
Good does not only mean pleasant, easy, or comfortable.
Something can be difficult and still be good if it promotes [[Health|health]] over the relevant time horizon.
Action evaluation helps test whether something is good across the relevant dimension and time horizon.
## Source Of Meaning
This note is grounded in the Joe-Codex ontology conversation from 2026-06-19, where Joe connected good with promoting the health of a being.
## Relationship Over Time
This note should improve through real decisions where short-term pleasure and long-term health point in different directions.
## Links
- [[Being Well]]
- [[Health]]
- [[Bad]]
- [[Well-being]]
- [[Well-being Decision Check]]
- [[Source Of Meaning]]
## Tensions
Good can be confused with pleasant, socially approved, morally approved, efficient, or desired.
## Question
What is this good for?