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 michellified's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacalmcomplex self-conscious silly | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable cheerful confident energetic extroverted friendly happy helpful idealistic intelligent kind loving nervous patient reflective relaxed religious sentimental trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadegiving | Unknownbold brave caring clever dependable dignified independent ingenious introverted knowledgeable logical mature modest observant organised powerful proud quiet responsive searching self-assertive sensible shy spontaneous sympathetic tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (12%) accepting (12%) adaptable (12%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (25%) caring (0%) cheerful (25%) clever (0%) complex (12%) confident (12%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (25%) extroverted (25%) friendly (50%) giving (0%) happy (25%) helpful (12%) idealistic (12%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (12%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (12%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (25%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (12%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (12%) relaxed (12%) religious (25%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (50%) sensible (0%) sentimental (25%) shy (0%) silly (50%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (12%) wise (0%) witty (12%)
Ivan thinks: nervous, relaxed, calm, self-conscious, friendly, accepting.
Jack thinks: religious, cheerful, silly, kind, happy.
Ryan thinks: calm, intelligent, loving, trustworthy, reflective, patient.
glen thinks: extroverted, idealistic, friendly, silly, happy.
chel thinks: cheerful, energetic, extroverted, self-conscious, silly.
Bro thinks: energetic, helpful, friendly, able, religious, warm.
passer-by thinks: friendly, nervous, self-conscious, sentimental, silly, witty.
rahh thinks: self-conscious, complex, adaptable, sentimental, confident.
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