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 Nephadia's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaboldcaring complex extroverted intelligent self-assertive | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable confident dignified energetic friendly giving helpful idealistic independent kind knowledgeable logical loving mature observant organised proud religious silly spontaneous sympathetic tense warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownbrave calm cheerful clever dependable happy ingenious introverted modest nervous patient powerful quiet reflective relaxed responsive searching self-conscious sensible sentimental shy trustworthy wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (12%) accepting (25%) adaptable (37%) bold (12%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (12%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (25%) confident (12%) dependable (0%) dignified (12%) energetic (12%) extroverted (12%) friendly (12%) giving (25%) happy (0%) helpful (12%) idealistic (37%) independent (12%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (37%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (12%) loving (12%) mature (12%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (12%) organised (12%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (12%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (12%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (50%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (12%) spontaneous (12%) sympathetic (12%) tense (12%) trustworthy (0%) warm (25%) wise (0%) witty (12%)
Toreinne thinks: adaptable, independent, self-assertive, intelligent, complex.
icontradictme thinks: sympathetic, religious, giving, idealistic, observant, kind.
Kevinharper thinks: accepting, adaptable, giving, helpful, self-assertive, knowledgeable.
Tsara thinks: caring, logical, warm, accepting, bold, energetic.
dragonbane thinks: idealistic, intelligent, mature, organised, tense, able.
Lorilei0120 thinks: confident, friendly, silly, warm, self-assertive, extroverted.
xanthvamp thinks: adaptable, dignified, intelligent, idealistic, knowledgeable, self-assertive.
Sorrowsheart thinks: spontaneous, witty, loving, complex, proud.
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