Johari Window is a model used to describe the process of human interactions. It was named after the first names of its inventors, Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham.
Basically, this model can be likened to a window with four panes: open, blind, hidden and unknown. Our self-awareness are measured according to how big each of these panes are. Simply put, there are some aspects about ourselves that are open to us and for others to see, in the same way that there are aspects about us that we may be blind to but are known to people around us. In addition, there are simply things about us that we keep hidden to people, secrets that we guard maybe out of fear that they would treat us differently or reject us once they find out about them. Lastly, there are still aspects about us that are still unknown, even from ourselves, and waiting to be discovered.
Personally, I find this model extremely useful as I navigate through the often convoluted process of human interactions. Sigmund Freud (one of the influential figures in psychology) theorized that our consciousness is like the tip of the iceberg, and that the big chunk of the iceberg which is submerged in water is our unconscious that remains hidden. It is said that self-awareness is the first step towards better interaction with others. What we know about ourselves, what others know about us and what we do with that knowledge and awareness are keys in better understanding our humanity and what bonds us together. Indeed, life is a never ending quest to know oneself, for it is in knowing ourselves that we get to know others.
Basically, this model can be likened to a window with four panes: open, blind, hidden and unknown. Our self-awareness are measured according to how big each of these panes are. Simply put, there are some aspects about ourselves that are open to us and for others to see, in the same way that there are aspects about us that we may be blind to but are known to people around us. In addition, there are simply things about us that we keep hidden to people, secrets that we guard maybe out of fear that they would treat us differently or reject us once they find out about them. Lastly, there are still aspects about us that are still unknown, even from ourselves, and waiting to be discovered.
Personally, I find this model extremely useful as I navigate through the often convoluted process of human interactions. Sigmund Freud (one of the influential figures in psychology) theorized that our consciousness is like the tip of the iceberg, and that the big chunk of the iceberg which is submerged in water is our unconscious that remains hidden. It is said that self-awareness is the first step towards better interaction with others. What we know about ourselves, what others know about us and what we do with that knowledge and awareness are keys in better understanding our humanity and what bonds us together. Indeed, life is a never ending quest to know oneself, for it is in knowing ourselves that we get to know others.
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