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 Blackjack Gabbiani's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingclever complex intelligent knowledgeable spontaneous | Blind Spotboldcaring confident dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly giving helpful idealistic independent kind observant reflective self-assertive sympathetic tense trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable adaptable brave calm cheerful happy ingenious introverted logical loving mature modest nervous organised patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious responsive searching self-conscious sensible sentimental shy silly wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (12%) adaptable (0%) bold (25%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (12%) cheerful (0%) clever (25%) complex (25%) confident (37%) dependable (12%) dignified (12%) energetic (12%) extroverted (25%) friendly (25%) giving (12%) happy (0%) helpful (25%) idealistic (12%) independent (25%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (37%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (12%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (25%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (12%) sympathetic (12%) tense (12%) trustworthy (25%) warm (12%) wise (0%) witty (12%)
SetzerG thinks: spontaneous, confident, intelligent, clever, witty.
kittieplushie thinks: knowledgeable, dependable, clever, friendly, trustworthy.
wolfgangmozart thinks: self-assertive, intelligent, trustworthy, sympathetic, giving, helpful.
joss 3 thinks: friendly, intelligent, warm, tense, reflective, kind.
Kasu-chan thinks: observant, independent, complex, extroverted, confident.
Chaos thinks: accepting, bold, confident, energetic, intelligent, caring.
argy thinks: bold, complex, dignified, observant, independent, idealistic.
Barb thinks: extroverted, helpful, knowledgeable, observant, self-assertive.
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