The topic that stuck out the most to me is the Johari Window. Which Joseph
Luft and Harry Ingham had created, so they combined their names to make up the
Johari Window. I have never heard about this model of communication before
until I read this chapter. The Johari Window has 4 squares that do from the
open or public area, then blind area, then hidden area, finally to the unknown
area. The open area is information known between both to others and us. Usually
basic information such as names, height, and hobbies since those can be shared
easily. I usually am always in the open area about any information about me because I don't really care about hiding things aka the hidden area. The blind area has information that others know about us but we don't
know about ourselves. For example, at work i wear glasses and when i carry the tray of food people say i always squint my eyes since its heavy or something? I do not notice. The hidden information is basically like secrets because
we have information that we wish to keep to ourselves. Finally, the unknown
area is information that has been made up of information about ourselves that
no one knows. The blind and unknown areas are important to gain access.
I agree that this was an interesting read in the book! I too had no idea what it was, but reading about it I found it to be quite intriguing. I like that you applied the windows to yourself. I feel like I am mostly in the open area as well because I don't feel a need to conceal who I am or any general information about myself. I found the blind window to be the most interesting because it's always amusing when people point out certain habit patterns that we ourselves are not aware of. Nice post!
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