Evaluating an experience always involves some kind of comparison — but comparison with what, using what type of criteria?
Are you using observable criteria that can be perceived and agreed by any participant or neutral observer?
Are you using inner feelings, values and responses that are only available to you?
Are you comparing the experience with your own internal expectations or standards?
Are you comparing the experience with other experiences or the standards of other people?
How do the observable characteristics of the experience compare to your hopes and expectations for those characteristics?
How do your feelings about the experience compare to how you expected to feel about it?
How do the observable characteristics of the experience compare to those of other's experiences?
How do your feelings about the experience compare to the reactions expected or expressed by others?