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 Nancy J's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingcaring cheerful friendly helpful trustworthy | Blind Spotcalmdependable energetic extroverted giving happy idealistic ingenious intelligent introverted kind loving mature patient quiet reflective relaxed sentimental shy silly sympathetic warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable adaptable bold brave clever complex confident dignified independent knowledgeable logical modest nervous observant organised powerful proud religious responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible spontaneous tense witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
56% of people agree that Nancy J is caring
56% of people agree that Nancy J is friendly
able (0%) accepting (18%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (6%) caring (56%) cheerful (43%) clever (0%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (12%) dignified (0%) energetic (31%) extroverted (25%) friendly (56%) giving (6%) happy (18%) helpful (25%) idealistic (6%) independent (0%) ingenious (6%) intelligent (37%) introverted (6%) kind (6%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (37%) mature (6%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (6%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (6%) reflective (6%) relaxed (6%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (25%) shy (6%) silly (12%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (6%) tense (0%) trustworthy (31%) warm (37%) wise (6%) witty (0%)
Natalieeeee thinks: caring, friendly, intelligent, loving, trustworthy.
John thinks: warm, kind, giving, extroverted, caring, friendly.
mh thinks: energetic, sentimental, trustworthy, warm, dependable.
Megan thinks: cheerful, energetic, silly, sentimental, ingenious, loving.
harry! thinks: cheerful, energetic, helpful, loving, warm, trustworthy.
Kate thinks: cheerful, happy, intelligent, loving, warm.
Meghan thinks: friendly, happy, energetic, extroverted, cheerful, caring.
John thinks: caring, sympathetic, loving, extroverted, friendly.
Mike thinks: extroverted, cheerful, friendly, trustworthy, warm.
Lauren K. thinks: helpful, friendly, caring, loving, intelligent, patient.
Ry thinks: wise, reflective, relaxed, helpful, happy, accepting.
Emily thinks: cheerful, friendly, intelligent, silly, dependable.
Ashley thinks: friendly, mature, energetic, caring, intelligent, warm.
Tracy thinks: caring, accepting, calm, friendly, quiet, shy.
Lindsey thinks: sentimental, intelligent, caring, trustworthy, helpful, accepting.
Chelsea!!! thinks: cheerful, introverted, sentimental, idealistic, caring.
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