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 inChen's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaindependentproud quiet sentimental trustworthy | Blind Spotableaccepting calm cheerful clever complex confident dependable energetic extroverted friendly happy helpful ingenious introverted kind observant patient powerful reflective relaxed religious searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible shy silly tense warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadedignified | Unknownadaptable bold brave caring giving idealistic intelligent knowledgeable logical loving mature modest nervous organised responsive spontaneous sympathetic wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (16%) accepting (16%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (8%) caring (0%) cheerful (25%) clever (8%) complex (8%) confident (8%) dependable (16%) dignified (0%) energetic (16%) extroverted (8%) friendly (25%) giving (0%) happy (8%) helpful (16%) idealistic (0%) independent (8%) ingenious (8%) intelligent (0%) introverted (8%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (8%) organised (0%) patient (16%) powerful (8%) proud (25%) quiet (50%) reflective (8%) relaxed (8%) religious (8%) responsive (0%) searching (16%) self-assertive (16%) self-conscious (41%) sensible (16%) sentimental (8%) shy (16%) silly (33%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (16%) trustworthy (25%) warm (8%) wise (0%) witty (8%)
lin chen thinks: silly, proud, shy, ingenious, self-assertive.
bernard thinks: silly, proud, self-assertive, religious, shy, searching.
tao thinks: able, friendly, observant, sensible, self-conscious, trustworthy.
diann thinks: calm, friendly, kind, self-conscious, happy, energetic.
Teo thinks: independent, energetic, patient, cheerful, trustworthy, self-conscious.
vivien! thinks: quiet, helpful, sentimental, dependable, patient.
triniiiiiiity thinks: silly, tense, powerful, extroverted, dependable, quiet.
alphonso =) thinks: silly, accepting, kind, quiet, searching, reflective.
fish thinks: able, quiet, tense, self-conscious, complex, confident.
WS thinks: helpful, warm, introverted, cheerful, quiet.
Shen Xia Yan thinks: quiet, friendly, trustworthy, accepting, sensible.
Koonabalu! thinks: clever, proud, witty, cheerful, relaxed, self-conscious.
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