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 Tom Collins's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingcheerful intelligent self-conscious | Blind Spotableadaptable bold brave calm caring clever complex dignified extroverted friendly giving happy introverted kind knowledgeable logical loving mature modest observant patient proud quiet reflective relaxed responsive self-assertive spontaneous sympathetic warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadesentimentalshy | Unknownconfident dependable energetic helpful idealistic independent ingenious nervous organised powerful religious searching sensible silly tense trustworthy wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (7%) accepting (14%) adaptable (28%) bold (21%) brave (7%) calm (14%) caring (42%) cheerful (14%) clever (21%) complex (21%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (7%) energetic (0%) extroverted (14%) friendly (28%) giving (7%) happy (7%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (28%) introverted (7%) kind (14%) knowledgeable (14%) logical (7%) loving (42%) mature (14%) modest (7%) nervous (0%) observant (21%) organised (0%) patient (14%) powerful (0%) proud (7%) quiet (7%) reflective (7%) relaxed (14%) religious (0%) responsive (14%) searching (0%) self-assertive (7%) self-conscious (7%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (14%) sympathetic (7%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (35%) wise (0%) witty (14%)
Malachite_Ink thinks: intelligent, spontaneous, adaptable, bold, clever, brave.
J thinks: bold, complex, extroverted, mature, caring, adaptable.
Alisa thinks: intelligent, introverted, knowledgeable, calm, quiet, reflective.
joey thinks: complex, giving, loving, responsive, warm, self-conscious.
Rika thinks: sympathetic, modest, caring, knowledgeable, loving, dignified.
sharing thinks: caring, adaptable, complex, clever, accepting, patient.
Jett thinks: accepting, caring, friendly, kind, loving, warm.
bustee thinks: observant, warm, spontaneous, witty, caring, loving.
Mykonos thinks: intelligent, logical, observant, proud, clever.
sima thinks: warm, kind, friendly, extroverted, relaxed.
Highsided thinks: observant, warm, loving, friendly, patient, intelligent.
virgin_not thinks: friendly, happy, loving, relaxed, cheerful.
Smiley thinks: cheerful, self-assertive, witty, able, bold.
virgin_not thinks: caring, calm, adaptable, mature, responsive.
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