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 fondofsnape's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingadaptable independent relaxed sentimental spontaneous | Blind Spotablebold brave caring cheerful clever complex confident dependable friendly giving intelligent kind observant patient reflective searching shy trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowncalm dignified energetic extroverted happy helpful idealistic ingenious introverted knowledgeable logical loving mature modest nervous organised powerful proud quiet religious responsive self-assertive self-conscious sensible silly sympathetic tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (9%) accepting (9%) adaptable (9%) bold (27%) brave (18%) calm (0%) caring (36%) cheerful (9%) clever (18%) complex (18%) confident (9%) dependable (27%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (27%) giving (27%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (18%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (45%) introverted (0%) kind (36%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (27%) organised (0%) patient (9%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (18%) relaxed (18%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (18%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (9%) shy (9%) silly (0%) spontaneous (18%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (18%) warm (9%) wise (9%) witty (36%)
jenny thinks: independent, intelligent, observant, clever, witty, confident.
Goofy girl thinks: caring, warm, wise, accepting, relaxed.
Watergirl thinks: caring, independent, intelligent, dependable, giving.
ABrownCow thinks: adaptable, spontaneous, reflective, observant, patient, dependable.
Gina thinks: sentimental, shy, intelligent, complex, kind, witty.
Alexandra thinks: bold, cheerful, friendly, witty, kind.
jasra thinks: able, observant, clever, kind, friendly.
Michelle thinks: dependable, searching, spontaneous, trustworthy, complex.
lizabetty thinks: bold, brave, caring, giving, friendly, witty.
Watergirl thinks: intelligent, caring, kind, giving, relaxed.
Laura thinks: reflective, searching, trustworthy, brave, intelligent, bold.
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