Supple Cow

Yup, I sent my Johari window to a small list of people, too. Only 7 have answered so far and the overwhelming consensus seems to be that I am both clever and silly. Also, all of the words I chose to describe myself were chosen by at least one other person... but I think that is just indicative of the people I chose to participate in this exercise with me. They are on the short list of people who know me better than anyone. The differences in their answers also make a lot more sense to me based on my experiences with them... for instance, my roommate Ty (who I've been helping get accustomed to the city and getting over her recent mugging) chose both "trustworthy" and "dependable" (unusually similar choices for two out of six words) and also "giving," which nobody else used to describe me.

All this tells me is that the people whom I consider close are just that. As for other people I encounter in life, I imagine they will choose to see me as they see fit. I'm pretty sure most people I know IRL find me cold and unresponsive, while a fair number also find me wild and carefree, or even passionate and idealistic. I guess that just depends on whether they know me from a class or an extracurricular activity or from hanging out at a bar. For me, the differences in what I project are a function of my personal evolution and my feelings about each person. As for how each projected persona is perceived (and received), the differences probably have to do with each person's state of mind. It makes me very sad, but I can think of many people who don't ever seem to perceive that I'm a person at all because my physical appearance seems to be so darn distracting.

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"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
(Michael Jordan)