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 MeOT's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaablecaring energetic friendly sympathetic | Blind Spotacceptingbold brave clever complex confident dependable dignified extroverted giving happy helpful idealistic independent intelligent kind knowledgeable logical loving modest nervous observant organised powerful proud reflective responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sentimental trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownadaptable calm cheerful ingenious introverted mature patient quiet relaxed religious sensible shy silly spontaneous tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (13%) accepting (9%) adaptable (0%) bold (9%) brave (4%) calm (0%) caring (27%) cheerful (0%) clever (9%) complex (9%) confident (18%) dependable (13%) dignified (9%) energetic (4%) extroverted (9%) friendly (27%) giving (4%) happy (4%) helpful (50%) idealistic (9%) independent (22%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (40%) introverted (0%) kind (4%) knowledgeable (45%) logical (9%) loving (4%) mature (0%) modest (9%) nervous (4%) observant (13%) organised (9%) patient (0%) powerful (9%) proud (4%) quiet (0%) reflective (18%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (18%) searching (9%) self-assertive (36%) self-conscious (9%) sensible (0%) sentimental (4%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (4%) tense (0%) trustworthy (13%) warm (27%) wise (9%) witty (9%)
Shirley thinks: reflective, knowledgeable, warm, wise, kind, brave.
markoneinfour thinks: caring, knowledgeable, observant, searching, complex.
ermintrude thinks: powerful, intelligent, accepting, warm, wise, searching.
@agencynurse thinks: able, confident, self-assertive, clever, logical.
jowren1 thinks: dignified, intelligent, logical, reflective, trustworthy, knowledgeable.
Rob thinks: intelligent, helpful, independent, witty, confident, able.
Planetpavs thinks: dependable, helpful, knowledgeable, loving, happy, friendly.
jonb thinks: knowledgeable, independent, intelligent, idealistic, helpful, caring.
FionaArt thinks: observant, self-assertive, helpful, friendly, modest, warm.
paulricenhs thinks: self-assertive, helpful, caring, self-conscious, extroverted.
@uk_james thinks: extroverted, helpful, responsive, trustworthy, dependable, reflective.
Anne thinks: confident, friendly, accepting, caring, helpful, warm.
Jax thinks: independent, knowledgeable, intelligent, reflective, warm, trustworthy.
@darrenruddick thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, witty, idealistic, responsive.
amcunningham thinks: helpful, dignified, proud, self-assertive, clever, caring.
BS thinks: bold, friendly, responsive, self-assertive, helpful.
dtbarron thinks: confident, dependable, friendly, intelligent, knowledgeable, responsive.
@ajax_63 thinks: independent, intelligent, powerful, warm, organised, caring.
herre thinks: bold, knowledgeable, modest, helpful, sympathetic.
anon thinks: self-assertive, self-conscious, nervous, complex, sentimental.
FullyOccupied thinks: independent, giving, intelligent, organised, self-assertive, helpful.
Melanie thinks: intelligent, self-assertive, able, knowledgeable, observant, energetic.
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