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 Shuowen's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacalmcheerful confident logical patient sensible | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable brave caring clever complex dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving happy helpful independent intelligent kind knowledgeable loving mature modest observant organised proud reflective responsive silly sympathetic tense trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable bold dignified idealistic ingenious introverted nervous powerful quiet relaxed religious searching self-assertive self-conscious sentimental shy spontaneous wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (12%) adaptable (25%) bold (0%) brave (6%) calm (25%) caring (25%) cheerful (43%) clever (6%) complex (6%) confident (6%) dependable (25%) dignified (0%) energetic (6%) extroverted (12%) friendly (37%) giving (6%) happy (25%) helpful (18%) idealistic (0%) independent (12%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (31%) introverted (0%) kind (6%) knowledgeable (6%) logical (18%) loving (18%) mature (18%) modest (18%) nervous (0%) observant (6%) organised (31%) patient (18%) powerful (0%) proud (6%) quiet (0%) reflective (12%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (6%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (12%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (6%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (6%) tense (6%) trustworthy (18%) warm (12%) wise (0%) witty (6%)
Sophia thinks: helpful, intelligent, mature, cheerful, accepting, adaptable.
Vinitha thinks: organised, dependable, independent, warm, mature, brave.
Sunitha thinks: energetic, independent, sensible, reflective, adaptable, modest.
faris thinks: adaptable, cheerful, intelligent, loving, reflective, modest.
Selina thinks: cheerful, loving, sympathetic, calm, giving, observant.
kenny thinks: witty, patient, cheerful, calm, caring, kind.
TKH thinks: cheerful, helpful, responsive, caring, organised, knowledgeable.
Wan Shan thinks: confident, intelligent, organised, calm, logical.
Devino thinks: proud, tense, silly, complex, extroverted.
cheryl ong thinks: friendly, trustworthy, warm, happy, intelligent.
Corinna thinks: trustworthy, accepting, logical, mature, calm, organised.
yanan thinks: cheerful, caring, modest, sensible, friendly.
jo thinks: adaptable, patient, trustworthy, caring, dependable, friendly.
div thinks: logical, happy, loving, organised, friendly, dependable.
b thinks: cheerful, friendly, happy, helpful, dependable.
sam thinks: clever, extroverted, happy, intelligent, friendly, patient.
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