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 Karl Elvis's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaadaptablebrave knowledgeable logical observant | Blind Spotablebold clever complex confident dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving helpful idealistic independent ingenious intelligent kind loving powerful proud reflective searching self-assertive shy silly spontaneous sympathetic tense trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façademature | Unknownaccepting calm caring cheerful dignified happy introverted modest nervous organised patient quiet relaxed religious responsive self-conscious sensible sentimental |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (18%) accepting (0%) adaptable (6%) bold (31%) brave (6%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (6%) complex (37%) confident (18%) dependable (12%) dignified (0%) energetic (6%) extroverted (31%) friendly (25%) giving (25%) happy (0%) helpful (6%) idealistic (6%) independent (18%) ingenious (6%) intelligent (37%) introverted (0%) kind (6%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (6%) loving (25%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (6%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (12%) proud (6%) quiet (0%) reflective (12%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (6%) self-assertive (31%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (6%) silly (6%) spontaneous (12%) sympathetic (25%) tense (18%) trustworthy (31%) warm (12%) wise (6%) witty (18%)
Sean Mitdasein thinks: witty, spontaneous, self-assertive, independent, extroverted.
Julie thinks: dependable, bold, independent, loving, complex, witty.
Rachel thinks: spontaneous, bold, logical, sympathetic, knowledgeable, able.
Circe thinks: trustworthy, idealistic, sympathetic, searching, complex, tense.
livenud thinks: adaptable, clever, energetic, observant, self-assertive, sympathetic.
Darkneuro thinks: able, trustworthy, powerful, giving, friendly, warm.
cg (where's "bloody"?) thinks: intelligent, kind, warm, complex, trustworthy.
daruma thinks: extroverted, friendly, bold, self-assertive, knowledgeable, giving.
alwaysarousedgirl thinks: intelligent, trustworthy, friendly, giving, ingenious, dependable.
Barbara MacRae thinks: knowledgeable, tense, complex, shy, intelligent.
Wolfe thinks: proud, giving, extroverted, loving, intelligent, helpful.
Whirly thinks: tense, intelligent, brave, reflective, knowledgeable, confident.
Hiromi thinks: extroverted, independent, friendly, self-assertive, bold, complex.
fredlet thinks: able, bold, loving, powerful, reflective, silly.
qnetter thinks: extroverted, complex, witty, intelligent, trustworthy, confident.
Dj thinks: confident, loving, self-assertive, sympathetic, wise.
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