updownleftrightstart'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

passive

Blind Spot

insecure
withdrawn
needy
distant
chaotic
embarrassed
loud
panicky
inattentive
unreliable
Not Known to Others

Façade

incompetent
timid
irrational
weak
unethical

Unknown

intolerant inflexible cowardly violent aloof glum stupid simple irresponsible vulgar lethargic hostile selfish unhappy unhelpful cynical unimaginative inane brash cruel ignorant childish boastful blasé imperceptive impatient vacuous insensitive self-satisfied smug rash dispassionate overdramatic dull predictable callous cold foolish humourless

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

Dominant Traits

66% of people think that updownleftrightstart is insecure
66% of people think that updownleftrightstart is withdrawn
66% of people think that updownleftrightstart is needy
66% of people think that updownleftrightstart is distant

All Percentages

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violent (0%) aloof (0%) glum (0%) stupid (0%) simple (0%) insecure (66%) irresponsible (0%) vulgar (0%) lethargic (0%) withdrawn (66%) hostile (0%) selfish (0%) unhappy (0%) unhelpful (0%) cynical (0%) needy (66%) unimaginative (0%) inane (0%) brash (0%) cruel (0%) ignorant (0%)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

Description Breakdown (3 people)

Mary thinks: needy, embarrassed, inattentive, distant, loud.
Wish thinks: panicky, withdrawn, distant, insecure, needy.
Blaire thinks: unreliable, insecure, chaotic, passive, withdrawn.

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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.