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 JennInTheCity's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaidealisticintelligent loving | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold brave caring cheerful clever complex confident energetic extroverted friendly independent kind knowledgeable logical mature observant reflective searching self-assertive self-conscious sentimental shy sympathetic trustworthy warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façadegivinghappy organised | Unknownable calm dependable dignified helpful ingenious introverted modest nervous patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious responsive sensible silly spontaneous tense wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (16%) adaptable (8%) bold (8%) brave (25%) calm (0%) caring (25%) cheerful (16%) clever (8%) complex (25%) confident (8%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (33%) extroverted (8%) friendly (33%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (16%) independent (50%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (8%) introverted (0%) kind (8%) knowledgeable (16%) logical (8%) loving (25%) mature (8%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (25%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (41%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (16%) self-assertive (8%) self-conscious (16%) sensible (0%) sentimental (33%) shy (8%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (8%) tense (0%) trustworthy (16%) warm (8%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Christina thinks: searching, reflective, observant, logical, loving.
Meghan thinks: brave, observant, reflective, trustworthy, caring.
Akemi thinks: clever, friendly, independent, bold, sentimental, kind.
cef1243 thinks: brave, sentimental, independent, reflective, loving, complex.
xadamx thinks: complex, energetic, confident, sentimental, self-conscious, idealistic.
Katie thinks: independent, cheerful, energetic, warm, self-assertive.
twinium thinks: self-conscious, adaptable, brave, independent, friendly, accepting.
sajazz thinks: reflective, sentimental, intelligent, knowledgeable, complex.
youngwoman6703 thinks: observant, independent, caring, reflective, sympathetic.
kj thinks: accepting, cheerful, energetic, friendly, trustworthy, idealistic.
Sally thinks: caring, friendly, mature, knowledgeable, shy.
Anna thinks: independent, loving, extroverted, searching, energetic.
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