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 heeeraldo's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaadaptablecalm friendly giving idealistic sensible | Blind Spotableaccepting caring clever complex confident dependable dignified helpful intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable mature modest nervous observant patient reflective relaxed searching self-conscious shy silly spontaneous trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownbold brave cheerful energetic extroverted happy independent ingenious logical loving organised powerful proud quiet religious responsive self-assertive sentimental sympathetic tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (16%) accepting (33%) adaptable (8%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (8%) caring (8%) cheerful (0%) clever (8%) complex (25%) confident (8%) dependable (50%) dignified (8%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (41%) giving (16%) happy (0%) helpful (16%) idealistic (8%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (8%) kind (8%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (16%) modest (16%) nervous (8%) observant (25%) organised (0%) patient (8%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (8%) relaxed (8%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (8%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (16%) sensible (8%) sentimental (0%) shy (8%) silly (16%) spontaneous (8%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (33%) warm (8%) wise (16%) witty (8%)
naf thinks: dependable, knowledgeable, reflective, clever, friendly.
Oana thinks: complex, idealistic, modest, wise, adaptable.
eurassia thinks: accepting, friendly, knowledgeable, dependable, self-conscious.
sk thinks: giving, patient, trustworthy, dependable, silly, kind.
Caitlin thinks: helpful, wise, trustworthy, able, complex, dependable.
Gina thinks: complex, dependable, introverted, self-conscious, observant, nervous.
aleksandra thinks: witty, searching, observant, sensible, giving, intelligent.
nicki thinks: friendly, accepting, dignified, intelligent, silly, spontaneous.
jordie thinks: caring, dependable, mature, shy, trustworthy, intelligent.
Rob? thinks: accepting, mature, warm, modest, observant.
Jackie thinks: accepting, calm, confident, friendly, intelligent, trustworthy.
the wolf thinks: friendly, relaxed, knowledgeable, able, helpful.
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