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 Xavienne's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacaringfriendly idealistic intelligent introverted shy | Blind Spotableadaptable bold complex confident dependable dignified giving independent ingenious kind knowledgeable loving observant powerful proud reflective responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental spontaneous sympathetic tense trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownaccepting brave calm cheerful clever energetic extroverted happy helpful logical mature modest nervous organised patient quiet relaxed religious silly wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (8%) accepting (0%) adaptable (8%) bold (25%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (16%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (33%) confident (8%) dependable (8%) dignified (16%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (8%) giving (25%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (16%) independent (41%) ingenious (8%) intelligent (50%) introverted (8%) kind (8%) knowledgeable (8%) logical (0%) loving (16%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (16%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (8%) proud (16%) quiet (0%) reflective (8%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (8%) searching (8%) self-assertive (25%) self-conscious (16%) sensible (8%) sentimental (16%) shy (8%) silly (0%) spontaneous (16%) sympathetic (8%) tense (8%) trustworthy (25%) warm (16%) wise (0%) witty (25%)
Christy thinks: intelligent, adaptable, self-assertive, sympathetic, warm.
Elinor thinks: independent, powerful, loving, able, dignified, caring.
Pixiedeb thinks: bold, giving, idealistic, proud, intelligent, self-conscious.
coyote thinks: sentimental, warm, self-conscious, complex, independent, dignified.
Jessica thinks: independent, intelligent, dependable, observant, witty.
seekingawen thinks: bold, independent, self-assertive, witty, intelligent.
rottnpagan thinks: knowledgeable, confident, spontaneous, complex, introverted.
NightJasmine thinks: intelligent, searching, witty, complex, trustworthy, self-assertive.
Oceannadelamer thinks: idealistic, kind, complex, giving, sentimental, trustworthy.
blue wvave thinks: caring, giving, responsive, sensible, reflective.
Muffy thinks: observant, spontaneous, trustworthy, bold, intelligent, friendly.
majorfreak thinks: ingenious, shy, proud, tense, independent, loving.
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