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 bluedressgirl's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaconfidentidealistic organised proud sentimental | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold brave caring cheerful clever complex dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly giving independent intelligent knowledgeable loving mature observant responsive self-assertive self-conscious sensible silly spontaneous warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowncalm happy helpful ingenious introverted kind logical modest nervous patient powerful quiet reflective relaxed religious searching shy sympathetic tense trustworthy wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (7%) accepting (7%) adaptable (7%) bold (21%) brave (14%) calm (0%) caring (28%) cheerful (7%) clever (28%) complex (7%) confident (35%) dependable (14%) dignified (7%) energetic (7%) extroverted (7%) friendly (28%) giving (14%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (7%) independent (28%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (42%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (14%) logical (0%) loving (21%) mature (14%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (7%) organised (14%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (14%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (14%) searching (0%) self-assertive (28%) self-conscious (14%) sensible (7%) sentimental (7%) shy (0%) silly (28%) spontaneous (7%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (28%) wise (0%) witty (28%)
jaaaneeee thinks: proud, observant, giving, caring, intelligent, self-assertive.
michelle is sassy! thinks: caring, self-assertive, warm, spontaneous, silly, friendly.
carole thinks: self-assertive, clever, witty, intelligent, friendly, dignified.
Christine thinks: confident, friendly, independent, extroverted, silly, cheerful.
Jules thinks: confident, friendly, brave, mature, loving, self-conscious.
Hombre thinks: silly, self-conscious, confident, able, responsive, sentimental.
Lola thinks: accepting, warm, bold, witty, idealistic.
Mike thinks: self-assertive, loving, dependable, brave, proud, intelligent.
Erik of the Ancaster Eriks thinks: confident, intelligent, organised, sensible, caring, witty.
clare thinks: confident, intelligent, independent, knowledgeable, clever, bold.
nikki thinks: independent, bold, clever, complex, knowledgeable, responsive.
Sueboo thinks: adaptable, intelligent, warm, independent, energetic.
Amy thinks: silly, warm, organised, clever, witty.
keena thinks: caring, dependable, giving, loving, mature.
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