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 Mary C Acton's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaindependentkind mature observant witty | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold calm caring cheerful clever complex confident dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving happy helpful intelligent knowledgeable logical loving modest powerful proud quiet responsive self-assertive sensible tense trustworthy warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façaderelaxed | Unknownbrave dignified idealistic ingenious introverted nervous organised patient reflective religious searching self-conscious sentimental shy silly spontaneous sympathetic |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (5%) accepting (17%) adaptable (5%) bold (23%) brave (0%) calm (11%) caring (5%) cheerful (5%) clever (17%) complex (29%) confident (41%) dependable (35%) dignified (0%) energetic (5%) extroverted (5%) friendly (11%) giving (5%) happy (11%) helpful (11%) idealistic (0%) independent (23%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (41%) introverted (0%) kind (5%) knowledgeable (5%) logical (11%) loving (11%) mature (17%) modest (5%) nervous (0%) observant (11%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (11%) proud (23%) quiet (5%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (5%) searching (0%) self-assertive (11%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (5%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (11%) trustworthy (23%) warm (11%) wise (5%) witty (41%)
Scott Laurain thinks: helpful, energetic, cheerful, dependable, loving, powerful.
Ashley Cotten thinks: independent, intelligent, friendly, complex, bold, witty.
Jeremy thinks: proud, complex, powerful, confident, quiet.
Sarah (the one you live with) thinks: complex, independent, trustworthy, wise, calm.
Sarah Anderson thinks: accepting, dependable, intelligent, loving, sensible, witty.
Lisa Shuryan thinks: confident, observant, giving, clever, witty.
Lita thinks: confident, caring, dependable, intelligent, bold, accepting.
Kali thinks: proud, trustworthy, mature, happy, able.
anonymous thinks: confident, dependable, bold, logical, self-assertive, intelligent.
Doby thinks: calm, dependable, logical, warm, modest.
Aunt Judy Can't pk all of em? thinks: trustworthy, dependable, intelligent, complex, independent, witty.
bob thinks: witty, extroverted, self-assertive, confident, tense.
miranda thinks: intelligent, friendly, confident, mature, clever, kind.
anonymous thinks: knowledgeable, confident, helpful, witty, happy.
me thinks: trustworthy, proud, warm, adaptable, intelligent.
Anndayy thinks: accepting, mature, observant, clever, responsive.
Your mama thinks: bold, complex, witty, tense, proud, independent.
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