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 em.ell.ee's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaableconfident loving self-assertive | Blind Spotacceptingbold caring cheerful clever complex dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving idealistic independent intelligent knowledgeable observant searching sensible silly spontaneous trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadepowerfulsentimental | Unknownadaptable brave calm dignified happy helpful ingenious introverted kind logical mature modest nervous organised patient proud quiet reflective relaxed religious responsive self-conscious shy sympathetic tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (25%) accepting (12%) adaptable (0%) bold (37%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (12%) cheerful (25%) clever (12%) complex (12%) confident (12%) dependable (37%) dignified (0%) energetic (12%) extroverted (12%) friendly (12%) giving (37%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (12%) independent (25%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (37%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (0%) loving (25%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (25%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (12%) self-assertive (37%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (12%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (12%) spontaneous (37%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (12%) wise (0%) witty (12%)
LEH thinks: knowledgeable, observant, complex, sensible, self-assertive, intelligent.
anon thinks: able, clever, giving, silly, intelligent, bold.
Andrea thinks: bold, extroverted, independent, self-assertive, spontaneous, witty.
Chloeeee thinks: dependable, loving, giving, spontaneous, warm, cheerful.
anonymouse thinks: caring, dependable, friendly, giving, self-assertive, spontaneous.
anonymous thinks: able, bold, trustworthy, idealistic, knowledgeable.
chris thinks: cheerful, dependable, intelligent, searching, accepting.
Sister thinks: confident, independent, observant, energetic, loving.
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