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 DarkMaiden's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaindependentintelligent logical observant sentimental | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold brave calm caring cheerful clever complex dignified extroverted friendly giving happy helpful kind loving organised reflective relaxed responsive searching self-conscious silly spontaneous sympathetic tense trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeshy | Unknownconfident dependable energetic idealistic ingenious introverted knowledgeable mature modest nervous patient powerful proud quiet religious self-assertive sensible wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (27%) accepting (9%) adaptable (9%) bold (18%) brave (9%) calm (9%) caring (45%) cheerful (9%) clever (36%) complex (18%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (18%) energetic (0%) extroverted (9%) friendly (27%) giving (9%) happy (9%) helpful (9%) idealistic (0%) independent (36%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (27%) introverted (0%) kind (9%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (9%) loving (9%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (9%) organised (9%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (9%) relaxed (9%) religious (0%) responsive (9%) searching (9%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (18%) sensible (0%) sentimental (9%) shy (0%) silly (9%) spontaneous (18%) sympathetic (9%) tense (9%) trustworthy (9%) warm (36%) wise (0%) witty (18%)
zeta thinks: calm, clever, bold, independent, searching.
Lindseylee21 thinks: caring, complex, friendly, spontaneous, witty.
Gabe thinks: caring, cheerful, dignified, warm, silly.
j thinks: warm, independent, intelligent, caring, clever, adaptable.
villyk thinks: sentimental, friendly, warm, logical, able.
foghorn thinks: caring, observant, intelligent, giving, dignified, spontaneous.
DMR thinks: responsive, friendly, independent, caring, loving, relaxed.
anonymous thinks: able, intelligent, warm, clever, brave, witty.
Stormy thinks: kind, complex, self-conscious, helpful, able, reflective.
a. secret thinks: independent, extroverted, bold, accepting, self-conscious.
bubbasgirl thinks: sympathetic, tense, trustworthy, happy, clever, organised.
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