The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.
You can get your own Johari Window, or contribute to Evilmothy's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaidealisticintelligent knowledgeable logical proud tense | Blind Spotableadaptable bold calm caring clever complex confident dependable dignified friendly helpful independent ingenious introverted mature nervous observant patient powerful quiet reflective self-assertive spontaneous trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownaccepting brave cheerful energetic extroverted giving happy kind loving modest organised relaxed religious responsive searching self-conscious sensible sentimental shy silly sympathetic |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (14%) accepting (0%) adaptable (14%) bold (35%) brave (0%) calm (14%) caring (7%) cheerful (0%) clever (14%) complex (35%) confident (35%) dependable (14%) dignified (28%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (14%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (7%) idealistic (14%) independent (21%) ingenious (21%) intelligent (42%) introverted (14%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (21%) logical (21%) loving (0%) mature (14%) modest (0%) nervous (7%) observant (28%) organised (0%) patient (7%) powerful (14%) proud (7%) quiet (7%) reflective (7%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (21%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (7%) sympathetic (0%) tense (7%) trustworthy (7%) warm (7%) wise (14%) witty (14%)
Kirsten thinks: complex, confident, wise, mature, dignified, warm.
Grumpysmur thinks: clever, self-assertive, knowledgeable, powerful, proud.
Sweetpea thinks: confident, knowledgeable, bold, logical, complex.
Naut! thinks: able, bold, intelligent, dignified, tense, independent.
Scuba Steve thinks: observant, wise, calm, adaptable, complex, dependable.
Marie thinks: bold, confident, intelligent, powerful, self-assertive.
Hyena thinks: friendly, intelligent, introverted, mature, quiet.
Felinx thinks: clever, dignified, ingenious, logical, patient, complex.
Gem thinks: confident, dignified, intelligent, observant, witty, caring.
Sye thinks: calm, complex, confident, intelligent, introverted, independent.
Tap thinks: friendly, spontaneous, adaptable, bold, idealistic, independent.
Robot Devil thinks: nervous, logical, observant, ingenious, intelligent, self-assertive.
Envy thinks: able, observant, knowledgeable, helpful, witty.
Peanut thinks: dependable, ingenious, bold, idealistic, trustworthy, reflective.
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