joohateme

[moominmolly]

I want to make a "Johari window" that contains only negative adjectives.

What, you think I'm slovenly and bitter? Crap! I thought I was just weak-willed, unenlightened, and smelly!

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Yeah!

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I think there was also "nervous" or something. But yeah, are those really negative? Who isn't nervous or self-conscious from time to time? And if you're *not* occasionally proud, I'd say that's more of an issue than if you *are*.

To be fair, choosing between different positive characteristics to describe someone still has the potential to be an interesting and revealing act. On the other hand, so would choosing between different negative characteristics. :)

Re: Yeah!

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

I think the part that's interesting to me is trying to use *only* 5 or 6 characteristics to describe one person, so you try to choose ones that most embody the person. This could apply to so-called positive or negative characteristics -- everyone, at one time or another, shows most characteristics available. What might be interesting is seeing whether people of a certain crowd see me more as religious and introspective (if they know me through temple, for example) versus extroverted and silly (if they know me through the SCA). I've created a Johari window shown just to people who've known me well and for a decent amount of time, and will create another for general viewing. Because I like futzing with experimentation, of course. ;)