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 Desdrata's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenadependableenergetic extroverted intelligent organised self-assertive | Blind Spotableaccepting bold cheerful confident dignified friendly helpful idealistic independent knowledgeable observant proud reflective searching self-conscious spontaneous witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownadaptable brave calm caring clever complex giving happy ingenious introverted kind logical loving mature modest nervous patient powerful quiet relaxed religious responsive sensible sentimental shy silly sympathetic tense trustworthy warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (12%) accepting (12%) adaptable (0%) bold (25%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (12%) clever (0%) complex (0%) confident (12%) dependable (12%) dignified (12%) energetic (37%) extroverted (37%) friendly (25%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (12%) idealistic (12%) independent (50%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (37%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (12%) organised (50%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (12%) quiet (0%) reflective (12%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (12%) self-assertive (25%) self-conscious (12%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (25%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (37%)
Kim thinks: self-assertive, intelligent, accepting, dependable, observant, witty.
Nora thinks: confident, knowledgeable, independent, proud, energetic, organised.
Marissa thinks: dignified, extroverted, witty, knowledgeable, organised.
esther thinks: extroverted, organised, intelligent, independent, bold, witty.
burninglondon thinks: cheerful, self-assertive, independent, self-conscious, energetic.
joe thinks: friendly, searching, reflective, spontaneous, idealistic.
Chris thinks: helpful, knowledgeable, organised, energetic, able.
dank thinks: spontaneous, extroverted, friendly, independent, bold.
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