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 Draconis Leona's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingfriendly loving trustworthy | Blind Spotableadaptable bold caring cheerful clever complex dependable extroverted helpful idealistic independent intelligent kind mature observant proud reflective self-assertive self-conscious sentimental spontaneous warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadereligioussympathetic | Unknownbrave calm confident dignified energetic giving happy ingenious introverted knowledgeable logical modest nervous organised patient powerful quiet relaxed responsive searching sensible shy silly tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (16%) accepting (41%) adaptable (8%) bold (33%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (33%) cheerful (16%) clever (8%) complex (33%) confident (0%) dependable (16%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (8%) friendly (33%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (16%) idealistic (16%) independent (16%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (41%) introverted (0%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (41%) mature (8%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (8%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (8%) quiet (0%) reflective (8%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (16%) self-conscious (8%) sensible (0%) sentimental (16%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (16%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (8%) warm (25%) wise (0%) witty (25%)
AiYume thinks: independent, mature, trustworthy, intelligent, loving, complex.
Aries_Dreamer thinks: bold, complex, intelligent, accepting, friendly.
rowanheart thinks: able, caring, independent, spontaneous, helpful.
Angeldess thinks: complex, proud, self-conscious, adaptable, loving, accepting.
midwifemama9 thinks: witty, bold, extroverted, sentimental, self-assertive.
Meredyth thinks: intelligent, caring, helpful, kind, warm, witty.
wintermoon3 thinks: cheerful, friendly, intelligent, warm, witty.
Judith-DAscoyne thinks: dependable, caring, intelligent, idealistic, complex.
mtfierce thinks: able, accepting, warm, reflective, loving, dependable.
king of pain thinks: friendly, sentimental, cheerful, accepting, loving.
lilithschild thinks: bold, self-assertive, observant, caring, idealistic, clever.
kivrin thinks: friendly, accepting, loving, spontaneous, bold, kind.
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