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 Wyote's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacalmfriendly introverted trustworthy | Blind Spotacceptingcaring cheerful clever complex confident dignified helpful intelligent kind knowledgeable logical loving mature modest observant patient reflective self-assertive self-conscious sensible silly spontaneous sympathetic wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadedependablesentimental | Unknownable adaptable bold brave energetic extroverted giving happy idealistic independent ingenious nervous organised powerful proud quiet relaxed religious responsive searching shy tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (23%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (23%) caring (23%) cheerful (7%) clever (15%) complex (23%) confident (30%) dependable (0%) dignified (23%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (15%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (7%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (46%) introverted (7%) kind (7%) knowledgeable (23%) logical (7%) loving (7%) mature (23%) modest (7%) nervous (0%) observant (38%) organised (0%) patient (23%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (30%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (7%) self-conscious (7%) sensible (23%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (7%) spontaneous (7%) sympathetic (15%) tense (0%) trustworthy (30%) warm (0%) wise (30%) witty (23%)
anonymous thinks: knowledgeable, dignified, intelligent, trustworthy, mature.
DevilDoll thinks: intelligent, logical, observant, trustworthy, dignified, mature.
Icky von Chaos thinks: clever, spontaneous, witty, friendly, confident, cheerful.
Tory thinks: complex, loving, dignified, calm, self-assertive, wise.
Jet thinks: kind, observant, witty, sympathetic, confident, intelligent.
Carpe thinks: calm, intelligent, patient, reflective, trustworthy.
Madgirl thinks: accepting, caring, knowledgeable, observant, reflective, wise.
In the Wings thinks: modest, reflective, knowledgeable, caring, complex, mature.
mintoots thinks: confident, caring, observant, sensible, intelligent, sympathetic.
Pepper thinks: accepting, calm, complex, witty, self-conscious.
tdht thinks: observant, wise, trustworthy, patient, clever, sensible.
Wy thinks: friendly, helpful, introverted, patient, silly.
anon coward thinks: accepting, intelligent, wise, sensible, reflective, confident.
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