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 Sarah 2's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenagivingintroverted searching self-conscious trustworthy witty | Blind Spotableaccepting bold complex energetic extroverted friendly independent intelligent knowledgeable nervous powerful proud reflective religious self-assertive silly spontaneous tense |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownadaptable brave calm caring cheerful clever confident dependable dignified happy helpful idealistic ingenious kind logical loving mature modest observant organised patient quiet relaxed responsive sensible sentimental shy sympathetic warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (14%) accepting (14%) adaptable (0%) bold (28%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (42%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (14%) extroverted (28%) friendly (14%) giving (14%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (28%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (14%) introverted (28%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (28%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (14%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (14%) proud (14%) quiet (0%) reflective (14%) relaxed (0%) religious (14%) responsive (0%) searching (42%) self-assertive (28%) self-conscious (42%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (14%) spontaneous (14%) sympathetic (0%) tense (28%) trustworthy (14%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (42%)
J thinks: complex, giving, nervous, self-conscious, introverted.
Othella! thinks: searching, self-assertive, intelligent, independent, able, complex.
Flim thinks: independent, knowledgeable, trustworthy, accepting, self-assertive, witty.
Sparty thinks: proud, introverted, self-conscious, witty, tense, searching.
Tasha thinks: bold, powerful, searching, witty, self-conscious.
Sarah 1 thinks: silly, religious, knowledgeable, spontaneous, extroverted, friendly.
anonymous thinks: reflective, extroverted, bold, complex, energetic, tense.
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