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 Yam's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaablecaring intelligent wise witty | Blind Spotacceptingbold brave calm clever dependable friendly giving happy helpful idealistic independent kind knowledgeable loving patient responsive self-assertive sensible silly spontaneous sympathetic trustworthy warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeobservant | Unknownadaptable cheerful complex confident dignified energetic extroverted ingenious introverted logical mature modest nervous organised powerful proud quiet reflective relaxed religious searching self-conscious sentimental shy tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (37%) accepting (12%) adaptable (0%) bold (12%) brave (12%) calm (12%) caring (25%) cheerful (0%) clever (12%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (50%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (25%) giving (12%) happy (12%) helpful (12%) idealistic (12%) independent (12%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (12%) logical (0%) loving (50%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (25%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (12%) searching (0%) self-assertive (12%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (25%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (12%) spontaneous (12%) sympathetic (12%) tense (0%) trustworthy (50%) warm (25%) wise (12%) witty (25%)
dahling nikki thinks: witty, kind, calm, friendly, caring, warm.
dsrt_faery thinks: accepting, dependable, intelligent, patient, spontaneous, warm.
John thinks: dependable, idealistic, knowledgeable, loving, silly, trustworthy.
only six is too hard thinks: friendly, dependable, brave, happy, intelligent, loving.
Shannon thinks: independent, loving, able, sympathetic, giving, helpful.
Megan thinks: able, caring, dependable, loving, sensible, trustworthy.
nunz thinks: clever, bold, self-assertive, trustworthy, responsive.
monica thinks: able, trustworthy, patient, sensible, witty, wise.
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