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 AmyHCAlum's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingenergetic friendly intelligent sentimental silly | Blind Spotablebold caring cheerful clever complex confident dependable extroverted giving happy idealistic kind knowledgeable loving nervous observant reflective responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious spontaneous tense trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownadaptable brave calm dignified helpful independent ingenious introverted logical mature modest organised patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious sensible shy sympathetic wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (4%) accepting (28%) adaptable (0%) bold (4%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (23%) cheerful (14%) clever (9%) complex (14%) confident (23%) dependable (23%) dignified (0%) energetic (33%) extroverted (14%) friendly (47%) giving (19%) happy (4%) helpful (0%) idealistic (9%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (38%) introverted (0%) kind (14%) knowledgeable (9%) logical (0%) loving (33%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (4%) observant (14%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (9%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (4%) searching (19%) self-assertive (9%) self-conscious (9%) sensible (0%) sentimental (28%) shy (0%) silly (23%) spontaneous (14%) sympathetic (0%) tense (4%) trustworthy (19%) warm (23%) wise (0%) witty (19%)
TRyanMax thinks: self-assertive, witty, friendly, spontaneous, kind.
jennjr thinks: cheerful, intelligent, sentimental, warm, idealistic, kind.
KATRINA thinks: silly, reflective, giving, caring, complex.
Twilly78 thinks: energetic, friendly, accepting, loving, spontaneous, confident.
AlmstHvn thinks: sentimental, warm, giving, caring, self-assertive.
Wiccachicky thinks: silly, accepting, sentimental, trustworthy, friendly, dependable.
Austin thinks: able, confident, dependable, energetic, complex, silly.
Erica Christensen thinks: friendly, sentimental, accepting, dependable, giving, intelligent.
CCLifeorsomethinglikeit thinks: clever, friendly, warm, confident, witty, intelligent.
Robin thinks: searching, sentimental, intelligent, energetic, caring, dependable.
JMc thinks: giving, loving, nervous, silly, caring.
LindaH thinks: confident, extroverted, intelligent, loving, searching, trustworthy.
myself thinks: energetic, caring, intelligent, loving, self-conscious, warm.
someone thinks: complex, idealistic, kind, searching, sentimental, tense.
ANONYMOUS thinks: cheerful, friendly, silly, accepting, responsive, observant.
BK thinks: energetic, witty, friendly, happy, observant, trustworthy.
anonymous thinks: accepting, confident, friendly, dependable, energetic, observant.
Holly thinks: warm, knowledgeable, loving, friendly, bold, cheerful.
Shauna thinks: loving, extroverted, witty, spontaneous, friendly, accepting.
anonymous thinks: extroverted, intelligent, reflective, energetic, loving, searching.
Adam A thinks: intelligent, self-conscious, clever, knowledgeable, trustworthy.
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