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 The_Sha's.
Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
Known to Others | Arenaacceptingintelligent mature quiet sensible | Blind Spotableadaptable caring clever dignified helpful independent knowledgeable logical loving proud reflective self-conscious silly trustworthy warm |
Not Known to Others | Façadeobservant | Unknownbold brave calm cheerful complex confident dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving happy idealistic ingenious introverted kind modest nervous organised patient powerful relaxed religious responsive searching self-assertive sentimental shy spontaneous sympathetic tense wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) |
able (25%) accepting (25%) adaptable (25%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (50%) cheerful (0%) clever (25%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (25%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (0%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (25%) idealistic (0%) independent (50%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (25%) loving (25%) mature (25%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (25%) quiet (25%) reflective (25%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (25%) sensible (25%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (25%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (25%) warm (25%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Tuldas thinks: intelligent, mature, accepting, quiet, sensible, loving.
Ali B thinks: independent, self-conscious, caring, adaptable, logical, warm.
Mandi thinks: caring, clever, helpful, knowledgeable, trustworthy.
Amy thinks: able, dignified, independent, reflective, proud, silly.
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