The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingram in the
1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from
a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe
you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.
A Johari window acctually seems like a useful way to get a peek into how I’m percieved by others. A couple of online friends have set up one and it interests me as well.
To contribute to my Johari window go here: http://kevan.org/johari?name=Sandra%20Tayler
To see my Johari window without contributing go here: http://kevan.org/johari?view=Sandra%20Tayler
To get your own Johari window go here: http://kevan.org/johari
I had a hard time with yours — not because we’ve never actually met, because I think you’re honest with your journal — but because I didn’t want to limit myself to 6 words.
I struggled over which words to eliminate, and 2 of them still (as of this writing) appear in the “facade” section.
I had a similar problem with yours. Additionally some of the words I wanted weren’t there. I’m not sure what word I wanted in order to express “capable of anger, but controls it admirably.” “Tense” was the closest word available.
Also if I’d noticed “clever” I would probably have chosen it over “witty” because to me “clever” speaks more of a quality and “witty” of being able to put together amusing words. In your writing both apply, but I would have chosen the heftier “clever.”
LOL — actually, I also had the same problem with mine. There were lots more words that made me think, “Yeah, that’s definitely me.” And then there were lots that made me think, “Not in a million years.”
Hey — just because I haven’t told you in a while: you’re still incredibly groovy.
(And, Thank you.)
I want to go play with it, but it won’t let me. I keep getting a 505 error. Perhaps it’s a work thing, I’ll slack off with it this weekend. I love toys like this!
You’re welcome. And Thank you right back at you.
“groovy” is another word that is missing. I also notice that all of the possible words have at least one positive connotation. Apparently this is designed only to show us the good that our acquaintances think about us, not the bad.