How are you? I'm The simple question is rather vague upon first glance. Are we inquiring about how one is getting by or the general well-being of the person in question? I thought both answers might do better in the longer form than a simple "well" and "good". I'm doing well. I'm in good health/shape. I'm good on my end. Etc. He fixes faucets well. He fixes faucets good. So a plumber has fixed the broken pipe clumsily, and yet the outcome turned out to be good. At the same time, another plumber might have elegantly fixed it well, akin to an art performance, and yet failed to solve the problem.