Q. Produce reflective writing on Johari Window Model.

Without the help of others, it would be difficult to understand oneself. The Johari window
exercise aids in better determining one's own personality based on input from others. There are
aspects of ourselves and our personalities that we are unaware of until someone tells us who we are
and what sort of person we are. Because of my flexibility and adaptation in engaging with the many
types of individuals I encounter, I have learnt that I can be highly adaptable in diverse social settings.
In addition, the replies collected in the Johari window indicate previously undiscovered personal traits
that I am aware of yet keep hidden from others.

The task taught me that the open quadrant displays information about myself that I and those
around me are aware of, such as my name, age, personal hobbies, and life goals. People who have
looked at my Facebook profile, and even those who have engaged with me, now know who I am and
are likely aware of all of my personal effects.

Furthermore, my personal tastes in music, the arts, and essentially anything else that
characterises my own preferences can be easily identified because it is information that I freely share
with everyone. Those freely published details are essentially the most fundamental characteristics
about me that anyone might discover. During the process of completing the Johari window, however,
it is discovered that the information attributed to the “open” quadrant and its size will depend on how
well the people know me personally. If I choose to be very open to the people about myself, it is likely
that the size of the “open” quadrant in my Johari window is bigger as compared to being less open to
people during interaction.

The second quadrant to be filled in the Johari window is the “blind” window. The things
attributed to this quadrant are about the personality that most people know about me that I am not
aware of. These are the qualities that I have unconsciously demonstrated to other people. This
includes emotional and reactive responses that were conveyed. In my “blind” quadrant I have
indicated that I am not aware that I am a caring person. It is likely that I am not aware of the fact that I
care for everyone through my actions and way of interacting. For example, I always ask the people
around how their day was. It already became a regular attitude for me to ask people about how they
are and what’s going on with their day-to-day lives. Through constant demonstration of the behavior it
already became a natural instinct for me care for people in a simple way without being consciously
aware. This is the same with all the characteristics indicated in the quadrant such as being
knowledgeable, organized and trustworthy.

In this quadrant there are things that I only know and does not disclose the information to other
people. For example, in my “hidden” quadrant I have indicated that I am a very independent person.
Such characteristic needs not to be divulged or mentioned to other people because it will eventually
reflect on my actions and words. However, my being independent is something that not all people
would know because basically I do things on my own for the purpose of letting myself to gain
experience of taking care of my own personal business. Another example is being responsible, little
that people know I am a very responsible person in terms of owning situations that I know I am
involved with. There are notions about young people being feckless and very laid back. In return it
creates an idea that young people are less responsible than the usual.

This quadrant represents the things that even myself don’t know, let along the people around
me. In order to determine these things there should be a through realization of myself and reflecting
on the things that I have done in the past that creates the notion that the personality I have
demonstrated is something that I am not aware that poses and neither the people around me. Most of
the time the unknown things reveal it during situations where a realization happens before the
intended thought has been discussed. For instance, I may say that I do not get along with people very
well. However, during situations where I am exposed to a crowd I seldom realize that I can actually
blend in or adapt easily regardless of the personalities I encountered in the crowd. It is something that

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 I am not aware of because my perception about my social skills is different from what uncovers when
I am in that situation.

For a person to understand their true nature, the Johari window is a very useful tool to
determine one’s personality. What I have learned from the activity is that I have certain characteristics
that I never thought I had until it was indicated in the quadrants. On the other hand, I also seem to
neglect the fact that there are also things that I have never been able to show people. These are the
positive characteristics that I believe are detrimental to create a social environment based on humility
and cooperation. Interacting with different people engages me into an enlightening experience where I
would be able to explore more about myself and bring out the best in me.

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