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 aconitine's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaidealisticindependent searching silly spontaneous | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold brave caring clever complex confident dignified energetic friendly helpful ingenious kind knowledgeable logical nervous observant patient reflective relaxed religious self-assertive self-conscious shy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeintelligent | Unknowncalm cheerful dependable extroverted giving happy introverted loving mature modest organised powerful proud quiet responsive sensible sentimental sympathetic tense trustworthy wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (9%) accepting (36%) adaptable (18%) bold (18%) brave (9%) calm (0%) caring (18%) cheerful (0%) clever (36%) complex (18%) confident (18%) dependable (0%) dignified (18%) energetic (18%) extroverted (0%) friendly (27%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (9%) idealistic (18%) independent (9%) ingenious (9%) intelligent (0%) introverted (0%) kind (9%) knowledgeable (27%) logical (36%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (9%) observant (18%) organised (0%) patient (9%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (27%) relaxed (18%) religious (9%) responsive (0%) searching (9%) self-assertive (9%) self-conscious (18%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (9%) silly (9%) spontaneous (9%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (9%) wise (0%) witty (27%)
zallla thinks: witty, reflective, friendly, able, logical, observant.
BlueGiraffe thinks: patient, dignified, knowledgeable, reflective, relaxed.
Anon thinks: logical, energetic, clever, spontaneous, witty.
shhhlol thinks: logical, friendly, accepting, helpful, kind.
Inguz thinks: knowledgeable, nervous, reflective, self-conscious, shy, ingenious.
LeaT thinks: caring, accepting, adaptable, brave, bold, idealistic.
soya thinks: confident, knowledgeable, logical, self-conscious, clever, bold.
I thinks: confident, independent, searching, complex, clever, self-assertive.
LeaT thinks: clever, energetic, idealistic, observant, witty.
Naomi thinks: accepting, adaptable, caring, friendly, silly, religious.
anon thinks: accepting, warm, dignified, complex, relaxed.
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