WHAT IS GOOD?//WORKSHOP SESSION//OUGD505

WHAT IS GOOD? WORKSHOP SESSION:
In today's session we were told to compile a list of things we thought were good, these were the things I thought were good, with reasons why:

WHAT IS GOOD//PERSONAL LIST

• The sun/sunshine - makes you feel good, everything feels brighter, happier, makes you feel optimistic 
• Earl grey and a slice of lemon - favourite tea, tastes good, love eating the lesson at the end 
• photographs/photography - captures memories, looks nice visually
• childhood - no troubles, everything is easy and fun
• memories - things you can think back on and reminisce and enjoy together
• the french language - sounds classy and intelligent 
• paris - arguably one of the best cities in the world, like the culture
• pulp fiction - good film, good soundtrack
• travelling - experience new cultures, see new things
• the sixties - like the art and culture of the decade
• hare and tortoise (restaurant) - the food tastes so good

We were then put into groups where we had to take our personal likes and try and make a collective list of what is good, this was our list:

WHAT IS GOOD//COLLECTIVE LIST

• home cooked meals - comfort, reminder of childhood, tastes good, no effort involved 
• art and design - getting inspired, thought provoking work
• travel - seeing new things, new experiences, different cultures
• finishing work and relaxing - relief, sense of achievement 
• music - sounds good, makes you feel better, emotional 
• lie ins - lazy, relaxing, not caring 
• new clothes - getting what you want, feeling good
• watching a good film - escapism, relaxing
• apple products - quality, reliable, aesthetics, new smell
• tea and coffee - comfort, relief 

We then had to exchange our collective list with another group and come up with reasons why they could be bad things rather than good:

GOOD LIST//BAD REASONS

• cake and desserts - unhealthy, damage your teeth, sticky 
• sunshine - get sunburnt, makes you squint, gets too hot and sweaty, dehydrated 
• live music - the band could be disappointing, not as good as in the studio, annoying crowd
• clean sheets - getting an allergic reaction to the washing powder, having to wash them in the first place, starchy
• cheese - smelly, could be allergic, fatty, high celestial, mouldy
• films - no idea whats going on,  everyone has different tastes so choosing one is difficult, not productive 
• making people laugh - could be an inappropriate moment, could be laughing at you not with you
• playing instruments - expensive, listening to someone who can't play is annoying
• adventure - dangerous, tiring, getting lost, stressful 
• learning something new - could take forever, frustrating, time consuming 

FOR NEXT SESSION:

Choose one thing that I think is good and do some initial research about why it is good for tomorrows session.  This should include a list of top ten good reasons and top ten bad reasons for the topic.