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 Allen the Husband's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaidealisticintroverted logical wise | Blind Spotablebrave clever confident dependable friendly helpful intelligent kind knowledgeable loving modest observant organised reflective religious responsive searching silly trustworthy witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadesentimental | Unknownaccepting adaptable bold calm caring cheerful complex dignified energetic extroverted giving happy independent ingenious mature nervous patient powerful proud quiet relaxed self-assertive self-conscious sensible shy spontaneous sympathetic tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (25%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (25%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (12%) complex (0%) confident (12%) dependable (37%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (12%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (12%) idealistic (12%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (12%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (12%) logical (25%) loving (50%) mature (0%) modest (12%) nervous (0%) observant (12%) organised (12%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (37%) relaxed (0%) religious (25%) responsive (12%) searching (12%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (12%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (50%) warm (0%) wise (25%) witty (50%)
? thinks: able, idealistic, logical, organised, trustworthy.
Laura thinks: able, intelligent, logical, reflective, trustworthy, witty.
Lizzie thinks: brave, kind, loving, silly, wise.
Steph thinks: brave, dependable, helpful, knowledgeable, loving, witty.
Jeana thinks: confident, intelligent, observant, reflective, wise, witty.
Yo Big Sis thinks: dependable, intelligent, loving, religious, trustworthy, witty.
Slothboy thinks: friendly, intelligent, introverted, modest, religious, searching.
Tre thinks: responsive, loving, trustworthy, reflective, clever, dependable.
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