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 adam.e's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingcomplex friendly idealistic knowledgeable searching | Blind Spotableadaptable bold brave caring cheerful clever confident dependable energetic extroverted giving happy helpful intelligent kind nervous proud reflective self-assertive self-conscious sensible silly spontaneous tense trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowncalm dignified independent ingenious introverted logical loving mature modest observant organised patient powerful quiet relaxed religious responsive sentimental shy sympathetic warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (8%) accepting (16%) adaptable (16%) bold (8%) brave (8%) calm (0%) caring (16%) cheerful (8%) clever (16%) complex (8%) confident (8%) dependable (16%) dignified (0%) energetic (16%) extroverted (8%) friendly (50%) giving (8%) happy (8%) helpful (16%) idealistic (8%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (33%) knowledgeable (33%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (8%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (16%) quiet (0%) reflective (8%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (16%) self-assertive (8%) self-conscious (41%) sensible (8%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (41%) spontaneous (8%) sympathetic (0%) tense (8%) trustworthy (16%) warm (0%) wise (8%) witty (16%)
Molly thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, searching, self-conscious, idealistic, kind.
marissa thinks: energetic, spontaneous, friendly, self-assertive, adaptable.
Da Brizzle thinks: adaptable, intelligent, self-conscious, witty, proud.
Meg Seaman thinks: giving, intelligent, trustworthy, wise, self-conscious, silly.
CB thinks: sensible, clever, dependable, knowledgeable, reflective.
Sarah thinks: friendly, happy, caring, silly, dependable.
anonymous thinks: confident, intelligent, energetic, extroverted, silly, witty.
anonymous thinks: accepting, clever, knowledgeable, self-conscious, friendly.
anonymous thinks: bold, knowledgeable, nervous, self-conscious, silly, tense.
anonymous thinks: friendly, proud, cheerful, intelligent, helpful, kind.
anonymous thinks: able, accepting, brave, complex, searching, kind.
Kristina thinks: caring, kind, helpful, friendly, silly, trustworthy.
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