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.
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| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaintrovertednervous reflective searching self-conscious shy | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold caring cheerful clever complex confident energetic extroverted friendly giving idealistic independent intelligent kind logical loving modest proud relaxed self-assertive sentimental silly spontaneous sympathetic trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable brave calm dependable dignified happy helpful ingenious knowledgeable mature observant organised patient powerful quiet religious responsive sensible tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (31%) adaptable (6%) bold (12%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (25%) cheerful (6%) clever (18%) complex (18%) confident (6%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (12%) extroverted (6%) friendly (25%) giving (12%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (18%) independent (12%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (25%) kind (6%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (18%) loving (12%) mature (0%) modest (12%) nervous (12%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (12%) quiet (0%) reflective (6%) relaxed (6%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (12%) self-assertive (18%) self-conscious (18%) sensible (0%) sentimental (6%) shy (37%) silly (18%) spontaneous (12%) sympathetic (6%) tense (0%) trustworthy (18%) warm (6%) wise (6%) witty (18%)
LadyMalchav thinks: energetic, intelligent, proud, self-assertive, idealistic.
Narc thinks: bold, extroverted, self-assertive, reflective, logical.
sinic thinks: caring, complex, intelligent, friendly, self-conscious, trustworthy.
MeowBerry thinks: clever, self-assertive, intelligent, independent, silly.
Imp thinks: spontaneous, searching, bold, intelligent, idealistic, complex.
Anonymous thinks: cheerful, intelligent, nervous, introverted, relaxed.
Crystal thinks: caring, intelligent, shy, self-conscious, sentimental, kind.
Wicked thinks: spontaneous, silly, shy, witty, energetic.
Arachne thinks: friendly, nervous, accepting, logical, witty, silly.
Arachne thinks: accepting, independent, logical, shy, witty, proud.
machiavelli33 thinks: accepting, shy, modest, introverted, friendly.
octo thinks: idealistic, introverted, searching, self-conscious, clever, shy.
Zahnnie thinks: caring, intelligent, trustworthy, adaptable, sympathetic, giving.
machiavelli33 thinks: accepting, shy, friendly, modest, introverted.
Franki thinks: accepting, caring, giving, warm, wise, loving.
Gabbie thinks: intelligent, trustworthy, complex, clever, confident, loving.
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