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 Yasser Rahman's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacaringmature observant searching sentimental | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold clever complex confident dignified friendly giving helpful idealistic intelligent kind knowledgeable loving modest organised patient religious silly trustworthy |
| Not Known to Others | Façadereflective | Unknownable brave calm cheerful dependable energetic extroverted happy independent ingenious introverted logical nervous powerful proud quiet relaxed responsive self-assertive self-conscious sensible shy spontaneous sympathetic tense warm wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (16%) adaptable (16%) bold (33%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (16%) cheerful (0%) clever (16%) complex (33%) confident (16%) dependable (0%) dignified (16%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (33%) giving (16%) happy (0%) helpful (16%) idealistic (16%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (16%) logical (0%) loving (33%) mature (16%) modest (16%) nervous (0%) observant (50%) organised (16%) patient (16%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (16%) responsive (0%) searching (33%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (16%) shy (0%) silly (16%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (33%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
lenadianejennings thinks: bold, adaptable, searching, intelligent, complex.
JR thinks: accepting, giving, intelligent, silly, observant, complex.
Sleepyface thinks: observant, dignified, caring, organised, sentimental, idealistic.
supriya thinks: confident, friendly, observant, searching, mature, loving.
vaishnavi thinks: helpful, trustworthy, bold, clever, kind, friendly.
anonymous thinks: religious, trustworthy, knowledgeable, patient, loving, modest.
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