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 Hobsonphile's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaintelligentsentimental silly | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold caring clever dependable energetic friendly giving idealistic ingenious knowledgeable loving modest organised proud reflective searching self-assertive sensible shy spontaneous sympathetic trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeintrovertedself-conscious tense | Unknownbrave calm cheerful complex confident dignified extroverted happy helpful independent kind logical mature nervous observant patient powerful quiet relaxed religious responsive wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
57% of people agree that Hobsonphile is intelligent
able (14%) accepting (14%) adaptable (14%) bold (14%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (28%) cheerful (0%) clever (28%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (14%) dignified (0%) energetic (14%) extroverted (0%) friendly (14%) giving (14%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (28%) independent (0%) ingenious (14%) intelligent (57%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (28%) logical (0%) loving (14%) mature (0%) modest (14%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (14%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (14%) quiet (0%) reflective (28%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (14%) self-assertive (14%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (14%) sentimental (14%) shy (14%) silly (14%) spontaneous (14%) sympathetic (14%) tense (0%) trustworthy (14%) warm (28%) wise (0%) witty (14%)
Sab thinks: adaptable, caring, dependable, giving, trustworthy, shy.
Kakodaimon thinks: sentimental, proud, loving, idealistic, silly.
kernezelda thinks: idealistic, sensible, intelligent, self-assertive, bold, able.
Vilakins thinks: warm, reflective, intelligent, sympathetic, caring, accepting.
leviathanmuse thinks: energetic, warm, friendly, intelligent, spontaneous.
Vampry thinks: intelligent, reflective, knowledgeable, clever, searching.
titania thinks: witty, modest, clever, organised, ingenious, knowledgeable.
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