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 Lifeinanutshel's.
Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
Known to Others | Arenacaringcomplex silly | Blind Spotacceptingbold cheerful dependable energetic friendly happy idealistic independent kind loving mature modest nervous observant quiet reflective sentimental shy sympathetic tense warm wise |
Not Known to Others | Façadeintrovertedself-conscious | Unknownable adaptable brave calm clever confident dignified extroverted giving helpful ingenious intelligent knowledgeable logical organised patient powerful proud relaxed religious responsive searching self-assertive sensible spontaneous trustworthy witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) |
able (0%) accepting (16%) adaptable (0%) bold (16%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (33%) cheerful (16%) clever (0%) complex (33%) confident (0%) dependable (16%) dignified (0%) energetic (16%) extroverted (0%) friendly (50%) giving (0%) happy (16%) helpful (0%) idealistic (16%) independent (16%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (0%) introverted (0%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (16%) mature (33%) modest (33%) nervous (16%) observant (16%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (16%) reflective (16%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (33%) shy (16%) silly (33%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (16%) tense (16%) trustworthy (0%) warm (16%) wise (16%) witty (0%)
caroline thinks: cheerful, friendly, modest, quiet, happy, dependable.
Bob thinks: complex, modest, idealistic, sentimental, independent.
Name? thinks: shy, silly, sentimental, tense, friendly, nervous.
theyelenanator thinks: accepting, bold, complex, friendly, mature, wise.
The Wally thinks: energetic, caring, warm, mature, loving.
Katy thinks: caring, observant, silly, sympathetic, reflective, kind.
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