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 ailbhe's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaableidealistic intelligent observant self-conscious trustworthy | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold brave calm caring cheerful clever complex confident dignified energetic friendly giving happy helpful independent introverted kind knowledgeable logical loving mature modest organised powerful proud quiet reflective searching self-assertive sensible spontaneous sympathetic tense warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowndependable extroverted ingenious nervous patient relaxed religious responsive sentimental shy silly |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (10%) accepting (7%) adaptable (10%) bold (7%) brave (28%) calm (3%) caring (28%) cheerful (3%) clever (7%) complex (25%) confident (3%) dependable (0%) dignified (7%) energetic (7%) extroverted (0%) friendly (17%) giving (10%) happy (3%) helpful (3%) idealistic (32%) independent (21%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (35%) introverted (7%) kind (10%) knowledgeable (10%) logical (7%) loving (35%) mature (3%) modest (3%) nervous (0%) observant (14%) organised (7%) patient (0%) powerful (17%) proud (14%) quiet (3%) reflective (21%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (7%) self-assertive (28%) self-conscious (14%) sensible (10%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (3%) sympathetic (3%) tense (10%) trustworthy (14%) warm (7%) wise (17%) witty (21%)
lizw thinks: able, independent, knowledgeable, self-assertive, idealistic.
paradox thinks: wise, brave, searching, loving, complex, trustworthy.
nex0s thinks: accepting, able, brave, complex, wise, reflective.
Diz thinks: intelligent, loving, idealistic, powerful, witty, complex.
nikkileah thinks: intelligent, sensible, independent, self-assertive, trustworthy.
Artela thinks: introverted, self-conscious, clever, happy, self-assertive, observant.
junipertree thinks: caring, logical, proud, loving, witty.
tassie_gal thinks: independent, wise, self-assertive, loving, caring, brave.
jentifred thinks: caring, introverted, kind, complex, brave.
tiggsybabes thinks: bold, helpful, knowledgeable, powerful, sympathetic, wise.
Joy thinks: brave, complex, idealistic, intelligent, adaptable, self-assertive.
firecat thinks: bold, brave, energetic, idealistic, proud, intelligent.
helenprev thinks: brave, caring, powerful, witty, able, observant.
feetnotes thinks: intelligent, brave, idealistic, spontaneous, friendly, caring.
gmh thinks: friendly, giving, intelligent, independent, mature, idealistic.
songster thinks: energetic, proud, self-assertive, independent, tense, idealistic.
innocentbaby thinks: adaptable, self-assertive, loving, independent, sensible, giving.
livih thinks: witty, reflective, self-assertive, clever, loving.
nitoda thinks: loving, organised, intelligent, observant, trustworthy, adaptable.
sian_shoe thinks: accepting, proud, knowledgeable, friendly, kind, reflective.
BeckyO thinks: reflective, observant, logical, loving, intelligent, self-conscious.
Chris thinks: self-conscious, calm, dignified, quiet, complex, tense.
nicole thinks: intelligent, witty, friendly, organised, warm.
x thinks: witty, wise, powerful, complex, caring.
S thinks: caring, confident, cheerful, dignified, kind, sensible.
nolly thinks: loving, intelligent, warm, friendly, powerful.
mollydot thinks: giving, idealistic, loving, modest, trustworthy, reflective.
np thinks: idealistic, reflective, tense, caring, searching, self-conscious.
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