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 megansue's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacomplexloving observant reflective sentimental | Blind Spotableaccepting brave caring cheerful clever confident dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving happy helpful intelligent mature organised responsive sensible silly spontaneous sympathetic trustworthy warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownadaptable bold calm dignified idealistic independent ingenious introverted kind knowledgeable logical modest nervous patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious searching self-assertive self-conscious shy tense witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (11%) accepting (11%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (11%) calm (0%) caring (33%) cheerful (11%) clever (11%) complex (11%) confident (11%) dependable (22%) dignified (0%) energetic (11%) extroverted (11%) friendly (22%) giving (44%) happy (11%) helpful (22%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (44%) mature (11%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (22%) organised (11%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (11%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (11%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (11%) sentimental (33%) shy (0%) silly (33%) spontaneous (11%) sympathetic (22%) tense (0%) trustworthy (22%) warm (33%) wise (11%) witty (0%)
Kates thinks: observant, giving, intelligent, loving, silly, friendly.
Carolyn thinks: responsive, trustworthy, warm, organised, extroverted.
gtshadrach thinks: loving, observant, warm, clever, spontaneous, wise.
Amy thinks: cheerful, energetic, complex, sentimental, giving.
Erica thinks: caring, giving, intelligent, happy, sympathetic, silly.
Kristen thinks: trustworthy, brave, giving, sentimental, sensible, reflective.
Andy thinks: caring, accepting, loving, helpful, sympathetic, mature.
Tessa thinks: able, sentimental, friendly, loving, helpful, dependable.
lme thinks: intelligent, confident, warm, silly, dependable, caring.
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