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 Baikailing's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaadaptableenergetic loving observant responsive searching | Blind Spotableaccepting bold brave caring cheerful clever complex dependable friendly giving helpful idealistic independent intelligent knowledgeable logical mature powerful proud religious self-assertive sensible silly spontaneous sympathetic tense warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowncalm confident dignified extroverted happy ingenious introverted kind modest nervous organised patient quiet reflective relaxed self-conscious sentimental shy trustworthy witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (25%) accepting (8%) adaptable (8%) bold (16%) brave (8%) calm (0%) caring (8%) cheerful (8%) clever (8%) complex (16%) confident (0%) dependable (8%) dignified (0%) energetic (41%) extroverted (0%) friendly (16%) giving (8%) happy (0%) helpful (25%) idealistic (8%) independent (25%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (8%) logical (8%) loving (8%) mature (8%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (16%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (16%) proud (16%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (8%) responsive (8%) searching (8%) self-assertive (41%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (8%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (33%) spontaneous (25%) sympathetic (8%) tense (8%) trustworthy (0%) warm (25%) wise (8%) witty (0%)
arial thinks: silly, warm, spontaneous, responsive, loving.
els thinks: energetic, intelligent, observant, mature, bold, able.
Mew! thinks: intelligent, self-assertive, silly, warm, helpful.
April thinks: wise, dependable, knowledgeable, logical, religious, complex.
sanddoll thinks: friendly, independent, giving, bold, brave, spontaneous.
laurelinde thinks: cheerful, clever, energetic, spontaneous, sympathetic, friendly.
x thinks: silly, self-assertive, helpful, caring, independent.
Aranel thinks: warm, silly, complex, energetic, observant.
Muhon thinks: energetic, idealistic, self-assertive, tense, proud.
Jade thinks: able, adaptable, energetic, self-assertive, proud.
Charles thinks: able, intelligent, independent, powerful, sensible, self-assertive.
katie m. [much better!] thinks: helpful, intelligent, , accepting, searching, powerful.
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