Sean Li's Nohari Window

The Nohari Window is a challenging inversion of the Johari Window, using antonyms of the original words. By describing your failings from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of perceived and unrecognised weaknesses can be explored.

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Known
to
Self
Not
Known
to
Self
Known to Others

Arena

impatient
insensitive
self-satisfied
smug

Blind Spot

inflexible
aloof
glum
insecure
withdrawn
selfish
unhelpful
cynical
brash
distant
childish
boastful
blasé
imperceptive
rash
overdramatic
dull
callous
cold
Not Known to Others

Façade

cruel

Unknown

incompetent intolerant timid cowardly violent stupid simple irresponsible vulgar lethargic hostile unhappy needy unimaginative inane ignorant irrational chaotic weak embarrassed loud vacuous panicky unethical passive dispassionate predictable inattentive unreliable foolish humourless

(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.)

Dominant Traits

66% of people think that Sean Li is cynical
58% of people agree that Sean Li is smug

All Percentages

incompetent (0%) intolerant (0%) inflexible (8%) timid (0%) cowardly (0%) violent (0%) aloof (50%) glum (8%) stupid (0%) simple (0%) insecure (8%) irresponsible (0%) vulgar (0%) lethargic (0%) withdrawn (16%) hostile (0%) selfish (16%) unhappy (0%) unhelpful (25%) cynical (66%) needy (0%) unimaginative (0%) inane (0%) brash (8%) cruel (0%) ignorant (0%) irrational (0%) distant (50%) childish (8%) boastful (16%) blasé (33%) imperceptive (8%) chaotic (0%) impatient (33%) weak (0%) embarrassed (0%) loud (0%) vacuous (0%) panicky (0%) unethical (0%) insensitive (33%) self-satisfied (33%) passive (0%) smug (58%) rash (8%) dispassionate (0%) overdramatic (25%) dull (8%) predictable (0%) callous (8%) inattentive (0%) unreliable (0%) cold (25%) foolish (0%) humourless (0%)

Description Breakdown (12 people)

Alice L thinks: smug, unhelpful, aloof, cynical, blasé.
eileen thinks: boastful, smug, overdramatic, brash, rash.
edfu thinks: unhelpful, insensitive, childish, cold, selfish, self-satisfied.
Julie thinks: cynical, impatient, cynical, glum, self-satisfied, distant.
Rebecca thinks: cynical, boastful, cold, smug, distant.
only sometimes thinks: aloof, insecure, insensitive, distant, cold, cynical.
Melissa thinks: cynical, blasé, overdramatic, insensitive, self-satisfied, aloof.
susan y thinks: blasé, insensitive, self-satisfied, smug, callous, impatient.
hypocritical thinks: aloof, withdrawn, unhelpful, smug, selfish, overdramatic.
Steph thinks: smug, cynical, imperceptive, impatient, distant.
yo momma thinks: distant, dull, aloof, inflexible, smug.
Defensive_Specialist thinks: aloof, cynical, withdrawn, blasé, impatient, distant.

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The Nohari Window was tinted by Kevan on the 12th of February 2006.
Any questions? Check the FAQ.
For the original positive spin, look through the Johari Window.