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 Sheherazahde's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaintelligentknowledgeable logical religious self-assertive | Blind Spotableaccepting caring cheerful clever complex friendly giving helpful independent kind observant organised proud reflective searching sensible sympathetic warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeidealistic | Unknownadaptable bold brave calm confident dependable dignified energetic extroverted happy ingenious introverted loving mature modest nervous patient powerful quiet relaxed responsive self-conscious sentimental shy silly spontaneous tense trustworthy witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (10%) accepting (10%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (10%) cheerful (20%) clever (30%) complex (30%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (50%) giving (30%) happy (0%) helpful (20%) idealistic (0%) independent (10%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (30%) knowledgeable (40%) logical (10%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (30%) organised (10%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (10%) quiet (0%) reflective (40%) relaxed (0%) religious (10%) responsive (0%) searching (30%) self-assertive (20%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (10%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (10%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (10%) wise (10%) witty (0%)
shaharazad thinks: giving, organised, reflective, friendly, independent.
compostwormbin thinks: intelligent, knowledgeable, searching, caring, proud.
zimarra thinks: clever, complex, religious, self-assertive, logical, friendly.
thaelo thinks: friendly, intelligent, observant, giving, kind.
Zoe thinks: knowledgeable, cheerful, helpful, clever, self-assertive.
sillymagpie thinks: friendly, kind, intelligent, warm, reflective.
chezelliott thinks: intelligent, kind, knowledgeable, reflective, sympathetic, friendly.
Mowgli thinks: wise, intelligent, cheerful, accepting, knowledgeable, sensible.
Tartoes thinks: complex, observant, able, giving, searching, helpful.
Anonymous thinks: clever, complex, reflective, searching, observant.
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