Joe Harry Window was put forward by American psychologists Joseph Loew and Harry Ingham in 1950s. It is widely used in understanding and cultivating self-awareness, personal development, improving communication, promoting interpersonal relationships, team building and inter-group relationships.
It includes four aspects:
1, both myself and others know that it is male * * * me;
2, self-knowledge, but others don't know, is a secret me;
3. I don't know myself, others know that I am blind;
4. What you and others don't know is your potential self (danger zone).
Explain the meaning of the four areas;
Different people have different four areas. Some areas may be large for some people, but they may be small for others.
1) I know the public self (also known as the open me).
People's communication mostly takes place in this field. The first area is the main position of interpersonal communication.
This part about yourself includes behavior, attitude, feelings, wishes, motives and ideas. It's a part that you know and others know, including shortcomings and advantages.
2) Secret self (I know he doesn't know)
This is a closed area. These include personal thoughts, feelings and experiences, as well as areas that others cannot know.
The degree of development in this area is completely controlled by itself. Everyone's secret self is different in size.
3) Don't know yourself (don't know him)
In this respect, individuals can't see their own advantages and disadvantages, but in the eyes of others, it is clear at a glance. This is the so-called personal blind spot. Blind spots are not necessarily shortcomings, and sometimes they ignore their own advantages and disadvantages.
4) Unknown me (I don't know him and I don't know him)
This part of the information is unknown to me and others.
This will include unconscious potential, repressed memories and experiences.
I think the hardest thing for people to understand is not others, but themselves. Self-discovery is the most effective way to overcome obstacles, realize self, exert potential and surpass self. At the same time, the more self-awareness and honesty, the easier it is to create understanding, tolerance and harmonious interpersonal relationships in interpersonal communication.
The Significance of Joe Harry's Window to Personal Analysis;
1, theoretically, it is impossible for people to fully understand themselves. And some self you don't know will be pointed out by the other side (this area is called blind area), so we should move to a safe area (public self) with the efforts of both sides to reduce conflicts.
2. There are still some things that you don't know and haven't been pointed out by the other party. This is a dangerous area. These are the biggest sources of conflict, and they should be gradually moved to the blind area, that is, they should be pointed out by the other side as far as possible or found directly by themselves, and then moved to a safe area.
3. If a person wants to break through himself, he must accept the reminder from the outside world with a tolerant attitude of knowing and perfecting himself, because others will promote us to know ourselves better and help us to further improve ourselves.
4. In the process of psychological counseling, with the gradual deepening of the counseling process, the area of the second and third areas of visitors can be reduced, the area of the public self can be expanded, and the interpersonal relationship between the self and others can be promoted at the same time, so that the unknown areas can be cleaned up and upgraded in time.
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