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 Erica Lorenz Hays's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingintelligent introverted loving quiet witty | Blind Spotadaptablebold calm caring cheerful confident extroverted friendly independent kind knowledgeable mature modest nervous observant organised proud reflective relaxed self-assertive silly spontaneous trustworthy warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable brave clever complex dependable dignified energetic giving happy helpful idealistic ingenious logical patient powerful religious responsive searching self-conscious sensible sentimental shy sympathetic tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
66% of people think that Erica Lorenz Hays is friendly
able (0%) accepting (11%) adaptable (22%) bold (11%) brave (0%) calm (11%) caring (33%) cheerful (22%) clever (0%) complex (0%) confident (11%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (22%) friendly (66%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (11%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (22%) kind (22%) knowledgeable (22%) logical (0%) loving (11%) mature (11%) modest (33%) nervous (11%) observant (11%) organised (11%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (11%) quiet (11%) reflective (11%) relaxed (22%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (11%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (22%) spontaneous (11%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (33%) warm (11%) wise (0%) witty (22%)
greg thinks: modest, introverted, kind, knowledgeable, quiet, trustworthy.
Shalini thinks: cheerful, intelligent, warm, bold, extroverted, self-assertive.
Kelly Ann thinks: trustworthy, modest, friendly, organised, caring, relaxed.
KtP thinks: extroverted, nervous, proud, cheerful, friendly, accepting.
T thinks: friendly, silly, calm, relaxed, kind.
Nanner thinks: adaptable, friendly, independent, caring, witty, reflective.
Starr thinks: intelligent, introverted, mature, witty, knowledgeable, observant.
Evilminded thinks: friendly, modest, silly, spontaneous, confident, trustworthy.
Julie thinks: friendly, caring, intelligent, loving, adaptable.
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