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 Alvin Chua's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenafriendlylogical observant patient relaxed | Blind Spotacceptingbold calm clever complex dependable helpful idealistic independent intelligent introverted kind mature organised quiet reflective self-assertive sensible sentimental spontaneous trustworthy witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadecheerful | Unknownable adaptable brave caring confident dignified energetic extroverted giving happy ingenious knowledgeable loving modest nervous powerful proud religious responsive searching self-conscious shy silly sympathetic tense warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (20%) adaptable (0%) bold (10%) brave (0%) calm (20%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (30%) complex (20%) confident (0%) dependable (50%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (50%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (20%) idealistic (10%) independent (10%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (10%) kind (10%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (30%) loving (0%) mature (10%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (50%) organised (20%) patient (10%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (10%) reflective (10%) relaxed (10%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (10%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (30%) sentimental (10%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (10%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (30%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (10%)
xx thinks: friendly, intelligent, observant, sensible, dependable, bold.
Chloe thinks: friendly, clever, logical, trustworthy, helpful, organised.
qy thinks: clever, dependable, friendly, logical, spontaneous, trustworthy.
h0bb3s thinks: intelligent, complex, independent, self-assertive, sensible, observant.
dotz thinks: dependable, helpful, idealistic, observant, logical.
kiki thinks: relaxed, reflective, calm, introverted, quiet, accepting.
Meleen thinks: intelligent, observant, organised, clever, witty.
Xiu Ting thinks: calm, friendly, sentimental, intelligent, trustworthy, dependable.
lydea thinks: friendly, observant, dependable, patient, complex.
constance thinks: mature, sensible, intelligent, accepting, kind.
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