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 NYCWD's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaconfidentindependent knowledgeable | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold brave calm caring clever complex dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly giving idealistic intelligent introverted kind logical loving mature observant powerful proud reflective searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental silly trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadequietrelaxed sympathetic | Unknowncheerful happy helpful ingenious modest nervous organised patient religious responsive shy spontaneous tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (10%) accepting (13%) adaptable (10%) bold (3%) brave (23%) calm (3%) caring (40%) cheerful (0%) clever (16%) complex (26%) confident (16%) dependable (36%) dignified (3%) energetic (3%) extroverted (6%) friendly (6%) giving (13%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (3%) independent (6%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (30%) introverted (6%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (30%) logical (13%) loving (23%) mature (3%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (30%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (10%) proud (6%) quiet (0%) reflective (16%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (10%) self-assertive (3%) self-conscious (6%) sensible (3%) sentimental (16%) shy (0%) silly (3%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (33%) warm (10%) wise (16%) witty (16%)
Sodapop thinks: dependable, introverted, witty, trustworthy, reflective.
DutchBitch thinks: energetic, intelligent, witty, powerful, proud.
Avitable thinks: confident, trustworthy, dependable, independent, brave, observant.
Miss Britt thinks: caring, dependable, giving, sentimental, trustworthy, warm.
Miss Ann thinks: caring, dependable, trustworthy, reflective, clever, kind.
anonymous thinks: bold, accepting, caring, friendly, searching, trustworthy.
Golf Widow thinks: intelligent, brave, witty, knowledgeable, confident, dependable.
Suzi thinks: trustworthy, loving, kind, complex, wise.
Girl, Dislocated thinks: able, brave, observant, reflective, caring, knowledgeable.
Geeky Tai-Tai thinks: loving, warm, giving, dependable, self-conscious, intelligent.
ann thinks: confident, dependable, caring, intelligent, complex.
Sarcastica thinks: brave, wise, caring, accepting, complex, powerful.
shannon thinks: able, knowledgeable, sentimental, witty, adaptable.
Tug thinks: accepting, caring, able, brave, observant.
anonymous thinks: wise, extroverted, clever, logical, observant.
anon thinks: knowledgeable, sentimental, caring, intelligent, confident.
Poppy thinks: kind, caring, intelligent, loving, adaptable, brave.
Solanaceae thinks: silly, witty, extroverted, clever, intelligent, observant.
Avitable 2008 thinks: reflective, self-assertive, powerful, complex, dependable, confident.
Miss Britt thinks: caring, dependable, giving, sentimental, trustworthy.
J thinks: intelligent, knowledgeable, observant, complex, mature.
TheBL thinks: reflective, adaptable, searching, loving, knowledgeable, clever.
Just Me thinks: caring, intelligent, wise, friendly, knowledgeable.
B.E. Earl thinks: calm, clever, proud, giving, trustworthy.
Cap thinks: complex, observant, introverted, dignified, independent.
Anon... thinks: knowledgeable, observant, loving, self-conscious, kind, logical.
Kailey thinks: loving, warm, knowledgeable, caring, kind, dependable.
Miss Ann Thrope thinks: logical, observant, trustworthy, brave, complex, sensible.
Stephanie (Shoewhore) thinks: dependable, logical, sentimental, trustworthy, wise.
anonymous thinks: accepting, idealistic, searching, loving, complex.
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