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 ShellyYong's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaenergeticfriendly happy observant self-conscious spontaneous | Blind Spotacceptingbold caring cheerful clever complex confident extroverted giving helpful independent ingenious intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable logical loving nervous proud quiet relaxed sensible sentimental shy silly tense warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable adaptable brave calm dependable dignified idealistic mature modest organised patient powerful reflective religious responsive searching self-assertive sympathetic trustworthy wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (9%) adaptable (0%) bold (9%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (18%) cheerful (18%) clever (9%) complex (9%) confident (27%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (45%) extroverted (18%) friendly (27%) giving (9%) happy (27%) helpful (18%) idealistic (0%) independent (9%) ingenious (9%) intelligent (18%) introverted (9%) kind (9%) knowledgeable (18%) logical (9%) loving (18%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (9%) observant (9%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (18%) quiet (9%) reflective (0%) relaxed (18%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (9%) sensible (9%) sentimental (9%) shy (9%) silly (27%) spontaneous (27%) sympathetic (0%) tense (9%) trustworthy (0%) warm (9%) wise (0%) witty (18%)
myronlordoftheflies thinks: sentimental, tense, self-conscious, extroverted, helpful.
sun thinks: happy, kind, sensible, helpful, loving.
Baboo thinks: cheerful, proud, independent, spontaneous, energetic.
Kenneth thinks: happy, energetic, friendly, bold, relaxed.
malc thinks: warm, spontaneous, knowledgeable, giving, confident, complex.
Angus thinks: intelligent, observant, clever, confident, friendly.
Yun thinks: friendly, silly, relaxed, accepting, happy, cheerful.
Hogger thinks: logical, intelligent, spontaneous, energetic, witty, caring.
Gideon thinks: witty, proud, caring, energetic, loving, ingenious.
Puffy thinks: silly, shy, nervous, introverted, quiet.
James thinks: extroverted, energetic, silly, knowledgeable, confident.
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