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 Vaelan's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaconfidentextroverted intelligent loving sentimental | Blind Spotableaccepting bold brave calm cheerful clever dependable energetic friendly giving happy idealistic independent kind modest patient proud relaxed responsive self-assertive silly spontaneous sympathetic warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeobservant | Unknownadaptable caring complex dignified helpful ingenious introverted knowledgeable logical mature nervous organised powerful quiet reflective religious searching self-conscious sensible shy tense trustworthy |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (7%) accepting (7%) adaptable (0%) bold (15%) brave (15%) calm (15%) caring (0%) cheerful (38%) clever (7%) complex (0%) confident (30%) dependable (7%) dignified (0%) energetic (15%) extroverted (46%) friendly (30%) giving (30%) happy (23%) helpful (0%) idealistic (7%) independent (7%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (38%) introverted (0%) kind (23%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (23%) mature (0%) modest (7%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (7%) powerful (0%) proud (7%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (7%) religious (0%) responsive (7%) searching (0%) self-assertive (23%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (7%) shy (0%) silly (7%) spontaneous (7%) sympathetic (7%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (46%) wise (7%) witty (30%)
Stubba thinks: cheerful, witty, confident, energetic, sentimental.
kristiv thinks: cheerful, bold, energetic, extroverted, witty, warm.
thinks: proud, happy, cheerful, clever, kind, spontaneous.
stórasystir thinks: cheerful, independent, warm, giving, idealistic, self-assertive.
olöf arna thinks: brave, sympathetic, friendly, loving, accepting, silly.
Sóley thinks: confident, friendly, extroverted, cheerful, able.
Thora Bjork thinks: intelligent, giving, extroverted, witty, dependable, brave.
medúllus thinks: extroverted, self-assertive, friendly, confident, kind.
Herdis thinks: bold, happy, intelligent, extroverted, self-assertive, warm.
Nonni Stori thinks: loving, intelligent, kind, warm, wise, giving.
thorir thinks: calm, friendly, intelligent, witty, modest.
Hallan thinks: intelligent, confident, extroverted, warm, relaxed, happy.
Unnur thinks: responsive, warm, calm, giving, patient, loving.
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