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 Mollly's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaableconfident idealistic independent intelligent reflective | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold brave complex dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly ingenious knowledgeable loving observant powerful proud relaxed religious searching self-conscious sentimental silly spontaneous warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowncalm caring cheerful clever giving happy helpful introverted kind logical mature modest nervous organised patient quiet responsive self-assertive sensible shy sympathetic tense trustworthy witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (21%) accepting (5%) adaptable (5%) bold (10%) brave (5%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (47%) confident (26%) dependable (5%) dignified (5%) energetic (21%) extroverted (10%) friendly (15%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (21%) independent (21%) ingenious (10%) intelligent (36%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (5%) logical (0%) loving (26%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (42%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (15%) proud (15%) quiet (0%) reflective (42%) relaxed (5%) religious (5%) responsive (0%) searching (47%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (5%) sensible (0%) sentimental (21%) shy (0%) silly (10%) spontaneous (21%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (26%) wise (10%) witty (0%)
Will Pinner thinks: spontaneous, intelligent, energetic, bold, complex.
orlum thinks: powerful, spontaneous, warm, complex, sentimental, able.
Pantea thinks: complex, idealistic, relaxed, reflective, searching, accepting.
Lucy in the Sky thinks: ingenious, searching, sentimental, bold, silly, observant.
Rachel thinks: observant, idealistic, reflective, searching, warm, wise.
metrocarrecluse thinks: energetic, idealistic, able, friendly, self-conscious, reflective.
James thinks: ingenious, loving, searching, warm, complex, intelligent.
k thinks: friendly, intelligent, searching, observant, confident, independent.
sissyhips thinks: spontaneous, reflective, warm, loving, observant, independent.
Quammmom thinks: reflective, complex, adaptable, able, searching, confident.
Garrett thinks: energetic, powerful, intelligent, observant, complex, warm.
aragorn thinks: dependable, intelligent, independent, extroverted, energetic.
Wifey thinks: complex, idealistic, reflective, observant, searching, proud.
Annie thinks: confident, dignified, searching, wise, observant, spontaneous.
thinks: proud, sentimental, reflective, confident, loving.
a fan of your work thinks: powerful, searching, religious, able, independent, proud.
becca thinks: loving, observant, knowledgeable, friendly, silly.
myself thinks: loving, confident, intelligent, complex, brave.
Anonymous thinks: extroverted, reflective, sentimental, intelligent, complex.
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