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 sammyjay's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacheerfulclever loving spontaneous | Blind Spotadaptablebold caring complex confident dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving happy helpful independent intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable mature observant responsive searching self-assertive silly trustworthy |
| Not Known to Others | Façadereflectivewitty | Unknownable accepting brave calm dignified idealistic ingenious logical modest nervous organised patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious self-conscious sensible sentimental shy sympathetic tense warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (10%) bold (10%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (30%) cheerful (30%) clever (10%) complex (10%) confident (10%) dependable (30%) dignified (0%) energetic (30%) extroverted (20%) friendly (40%) giving (10%) happy (30%) helpful (10%) idealistic (0%) independent (40%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (30%) introverted (10%) kind (30%) knowledgeable (20%) logical (0%) loving (10%) mature (10%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (10%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (10%) searching (10%) self-assertive (20%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (40%) spontaneous (30%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (10%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Emma C thinks: spontaneous, kind, intelligent, happy, silly, giving.
anonymous thinks: extroverted, energetic, observant, self-assertive, independent.
anonymous thinks: knowledgeable, adaptable, cheerful, silly, spontaneous.
anonymous thinks: caring, cheerful, silly, dependable, loving, knowledgeable.
Lucas thinks: happy, friendly, silly, kind, caring.
anonymous thinks: cheerful, happy, kind, clever, helpful, dependable.
anonymous thinks: introverted, independent, spontaneous, complex, searching.
Meow '.' thinks: friendly, independent, responsive, self-assertive, extroverted, energetic.
Frances lapinne thinks: friendly, independent, intelligent, confident, dependable, energetic.
Lindsey thinks: friendly, intelligent, trustworthy, mature, caring, bold.
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