Self-awareness is about how much you know about yourself and what is happening around you, such as the way others are seeing you etc. And one way we can increase our self-awareness is by using the Johari Window.
According to the notes given to us, The Johari Window highlights the areas of self-awareness, the perception of self by others, and our openness to self-disclosure. Here is my Johari Window. Please have a look.
Arena(known to self and others) cheerful, confident, extroverted, friendly, witty | Blind Spot(known only to others) able, adaptable, bold, calm, caring, clever, complex, dependable, energetic, giving, happy, helpful, idealistic, independent, ingenious, intelligent, introverted, kind, knowledgeable, loving, modest, organised, patient, proud, reflective, relaxed, religious, responsive, self-conscious, sentimental, shy, silly, spontaneous, tense, trustworthy |
Façade(known only to self) | Unknown(known to nobody) accepting, brave, dignified, logical, mature, nervous, observant, powerful, quiet, searching, self-assertive, sensible, sympathetic, warm, wise |
Dominant Traits
64% of people agree that mxiscool is friendly
All Percentages
able (16%) accepting (0%) adaptable (24%) bold (8%) brave (0%) calm (4%) caring (4%) cheerful (48%) clever (16%) complex (16%) confident (28%) dependable (4%) dignified (0%) energetic (24%) extroverted (24%) friendly (64%) giving (8%) happy (16%) helpful (4%) idealistic (8%) independent (16%) ingenious (4%) intelligent (16%) introverted (8%) kind (8%) knowledgeable (8%) logical (0%) loving (4%) mature (0%) modest (4%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (4%) patient (4%) powerful (0%) proud (8%) quiet (0%) reflective (4%) relaxed (4%) religious (4%) responsive (8%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (8%) sensible (0%) sentimental (20%) shy (8%) silly (24%) spontaneous (24%) sympathetic (0%) tense (8%) trustworthy (16%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (20%)
You can make your own Johari Window, or view mxiscool's full data.
Actually under the PUBLIC SELF, this website only allows us to choose 5 character traits that best describe ourselves and that is why there's only 5 but some of the traits in the BLIND SPOT area are also known to me, it's just the way it is programmed =X You guys can contribute to my johari window or make your own! It's really cool!
So as you can see, My PRIVATE SELF area has nothing in it! So the majority agrees with me about what i already know about myself. This shows that i'm quite open to others, and that people see me as what i am, which is good. As for the UNKNOWN AREA, now i know about it haha
The Johari Window not only improves your self-awareness, it can also help you improve as a person. For example, in my blind spot, some people think that i'm tense, so now that i know that, when i'm out i can try to relax more, joke more etc. so people will enjoy my company more! And this also helps improve my relations with other people!
So what are some of the factors affecting our self-image?
Firstly there's first impression. Within the first few seconds you meet someone new, your actually evaluated. They look at your body language, the way you speak, the way your dressed etc. For example, you walk past a coffee shop and you see a uncle wearing singlet and shorts with his legs on the table and a cigarette in between his fingers. What will you think of him? Probably as an old man living off his family, someone useless etc.
But do take note that first impressions are not always accurate, it is more of a psychology thing, people just take first impressions as a base. And since its first impression, the image you give off at that time would die off easily as you got to know the person better. Using the example above, you might eventually find out that the old man is an actor, and in reality he's a nice man, working as a supporting actor to raise a family of 5. Thus your impression of him change from a good for nothing to a hardworking man who loves his family dearly. Get it?
Okay the factors that affects your first impression eventually affects your self-image as others get to know you better, such as the way you speak and body language. For example, you want others to know you as a serious person, but if while your around your always joking and laughing and you can never sit still, do you think others would still see you as a serious person? Of course not.
And all this boils down to the fact that being self-aware is important, because then you can present yourself appropriately and create the impression you want, which improves your self-image. And when you have a better self-image, communicating and interacting with others would be a lot more effective.
Other then that, what are the other importance of self-awareness? Being self-aware helps us work towards becoming what we want to be. Being self-aware, you would know your strengths and weaknesses, so in achieving your goal, you can harness on your strengths and improve on your weaknesses, which help bring you a step closer to your goal.
But how can we improve on our self-awareness?
1)By taking some time to evaluate ourselves, engage in reflections and by observing ourselves
2)By being more open to others and seeking feed-back
3)By interacting with diverse individuals, because different people see things differently and by doing so, you get a wider range of understanding about yourself
4)By comparing yourself with others. Why is he/she more popular then me? What is it that he/she has that i don't?
Yes, by being more self-aware can improve our self-image, and the way others see us, and why wouldn't we want that?
Credits: our notes
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