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 dchenes's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaintelligentobservant quiet self-conscious silly | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable brave caring cheerful clever complex dependable dignified friendly happy independent introverted kind knowledgeable modest nervous organised reflective responsive sensible trustworthy witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable bold calm confident energetic extroverted giving helpful idealistic ingenious logical loving mature patient powerful proud relaxed religious searching self-assertive sentimental shy spontaneous sympathetic tense warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (12%) adaptable (37%) bold (0%) brave (12%) calm (0%) caring (12%) cheerful (12%) clever (12%) complex (25%) confident (0%) dependable (25%) dignified (12%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (12%) giving (0%) happy (25%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (50%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (12%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (12%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (12%) nervous (12%) observant (12%) organised (12%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (50%) reflective (12%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (12%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (37%) sensible (12%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (25%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (25%)
metoikos thinks: adaptable, friendly, independent, reflective, self-conscious, introverted.
Anon thinks: complex, modest, self-conscious, clever, quiet, knowledgeable.
chlaal thinks: intelligent, dependable, organised, self-conscious, quiet.
Marmota thinks: adaptable, complex, intelligent, witty, independent, dignified.
siercia thinks: brave, kind, independent, happy, adaptable, silly.
whuffle thinks: trustworthy, silly, sensible, dependable, caring, accepting.
EMF thinks: witty, intelligent, quiet, independent, nervous.
Persis thinks: cheerful, happy, intelligent, observant, quiet, responsive.
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