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 Waterspyder's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaindependentintelligent logical powerful self-assertive sensible | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold brave clever complex confident dependable dignified friendly giving kind knowledgeable loving mature observant organised proud responsive self-conscious spontaneous trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowncalm caring cheerful energetic extroverted happy helpful idealistic ingenious introverted modest nervous patient quiet reflective relaxed religious searching sentimental shy silly sympathetic tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (18%) accepting (9%) adaptable (36%) bold (9%) brave (9%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (18%) complex (36%) confident (9%) dependable (9%) dignified (18%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (18%) giving (9%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (45%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (45%) introverted (0%) kind (9%) knowledgeable (18%) logical (9%) loving (9%) mature (18%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (36%) organised (18%) patient (0%) powerful (9%) proud (36%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (9%) searching (0%) self-assertive (9%) self-conscious (9%) sensible (18%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (9%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (9%) warm (9%) wise (9%) witty (18%)
Joshua thinks: able, dependable, trustworthy, witty, self-conscious, intelligent.
felivalkyria thinks: adaptable, proud, witty, complex, knowledgeable, observant.
okcismelanie thinks: complex, warm, knowledgeable, adaptable, intelligent.
Panthertriad thinks: intelligent, organised, independent, wise, mature.
dolston thinks: accepting, kind, mature, proud, giving.
AnonyMouse thinks: adaptable, intelligent, independent, observant, organised, complex.
ms_danson thinks: able, independent, brave, sensible, self-assertive.
littlething thinks: independent, logical, observant, proud, powerful, dignified.
evilbitchqueen thinks: dignified, clever, proud, loving, intelligent.
Queenie thinks: adaptable, bold, confident, friendly, independent, sensible.
shadcub thinks: friendly, observant, spontaneous, clever, complex, responsive.
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