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 Onibunny's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaextrovertedindependent knowledgeable sentimental | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold brave caring cheerful clever complex confident energetic friendly giving helpful intelligent kind loving observant powerful responsive self-assertive shy silly spontaneous tense trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeidealisticnervous | Unknownable calm dependable dignified happy ingenious introverted logical mature modest organised patient proud quiet reflective relaxed religious searching self-conscious sensible sympathetic warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (9%) adaptable (9%) bold (45%) brave (9%) calm (0%) caring (9%) cheerful (9%) clever (18%) complex (36%) confident (27%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (27%) extroverted (36%) friendly (18%) giving (27%) happy (0%) helpful (9%) idealistic (0%) independent (18%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (27%) introverted (0%) kind (9%) knowledgeable (9%) logical (0%) loving (9%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (27%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (9%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (9%) searching (0%) self-assertive (45%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (18%) shy (9%) silly (18%) spontaneous (18%) sympathetic (0%) tense (9%) trustworthy (9%) warm (0%) wise (9%) witty (36%)
Cole thinks: witty, spontaneous, complex, extroverted, adaptable, giving.
icarus thinks: bold, sentimental, self-assertive, intelligent, complex.
rebecca thinks: bold, energetic, helpful, observant, independent, self-assertive.
Soraya thinks: bold, brave, clever, confident, extroverted, responsive.
Caroll thinks: self-assertive, silly, confident, witty, kind, clever.
carrie thinks: independent, energetic, extroverted, witty, confident, powerful.
Terra thinks: friendly, self-assertive, witty, observant, intelligent, complex.
MelissaDI thinks: extroverted, knowledgeable, self-assertive, silly, accepting, bold.
based on your myspace profile thinks: spontaneous, wise, complex, cheerful, energetic.
Your Secret Scary Friend thinks: tense, sentimental, caring, giving, shy, loving.
sarita thinks: intelligent, observant, trustworthy, friendly, giving, bold.
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