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 Varsonin's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenafriendlyintelligent introverted knowledgeable proud | Blind Spotacceptingbold caring cheerful complex energetic extroverted giving happy independent logical loving mature quiet relaxed self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental silly spontaneous warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeshy | Unknownable adaptable brave calm clever confident dependable dignified helpful idealistic ingenious kind modest nervous observant organised patient powerful reflective religious responsive searching sympathetic tense trustworthy wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (14%) adaptable (0%) bold (14%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (14%) cheerful (14%) clever (0%) complex (28%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (14%) extroverted (14%) friendly (42%) giving (28%) happy (28%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (14%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (42%) introverted (14%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (14%) logical (28%) loving (28%) mature (28%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (14%) quiet (14%) reflective (0%) relaxed (28%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (14%) self-conscious (14%) sensible (14%) sentimental (14%) shy (0%) silly (28%) spontaneous (14%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (42%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Chibiabos thinks: silly, warm, loving, happy, giving, extroverted.
TiggyCat thinks: independent, friendly, warm, relaxed, intelligent, mature.
BarkBark thinks: proud, self-assertive, warm, happy, giving, loving.
Rikoshi thinks: quiet, silly, friendly, energetic, logical, relaxed.
Khenti thinks: bold, complex, intelligent, self-conscious, spontaneous, sentimental.
Akina thinks: accepting, caring, intelligent, introverted, sensible.
cyriljackal thinks: complex, knowledgeable, cheerful, mature, logical, friendly.
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