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 MaddyWan's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingadaptable extroverted spontaneous trustworthy witty | Blind Spotablecaring cheerful clever confident dependable energetic friendly giving happy helpful idealistic intelligent kind loving modest patient reflective relaxed religious searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental sympathetic warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownbold brave calm complex dignified independent ingenious introverted knowledgeable logical mature nervous observant organised powerful proud quiet responsive shy silly tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (10%) accepting (10%) adaptable (10%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (20%) cheerful (20%) clever (10%) complex (0%) confident (10%) dependable (20%) dignified (0%) energetic (10%) extroverted (20%) friendly (50%) giving (40%) happy (10%) helpful (10%) idealistic (10%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (20%) introverted (0%) kind (10%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (10%) mature (0%) modest (10%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (10%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (30%) relaxed (10%) religious (10%) responsive (0%) searching (10%) self-assertive (10%) self-conscious (10%) sensible (10%) sentimental (30%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (50%) sympathetic (10%) tense (0%) trustworthy (40%) warm (20%) wise (0%) witty (10%)
vivienne thinks: friendly, relaxed, modest, cheerful, spontaneous, trustworthy.
Bennydikt thinks: extroverted, spontaneous, trustworthy, dependable, adaptable, giving.
pretty_sunflower thinks: caring, giving, sentimental, reflective, warm, dependable.
Cheryl Anne thinks: spontaneous, reflective, kind, sentimental, able.
Aaron Ah Lee thinks: clever, giving, idealistic, self-assertive, sentimental, intelligent.
Gary thinks: cheerful, happy, friendly, religious, spontaneous.
cranberrymist thinks: searching, trustworthy, helpful, loving, giving, caring.
Mom thinks: friendly, trustworthy, intelligent, patient, sympathetic, sensible.
Brandon thinks: confident, friendly, extroverted, self-conscious, witty.
J thinks: friendly, energetic, reflective, spontaneous, warm, accepting.
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