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 jasonlove's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingcomplex kind relaxed | Blind Spotadaptablecalm cheerful clever dignified extroverted friendly happy idealistic independent ingenious intelligent knowledgeable logical observant patient quiet reflective responsive searching silly trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadesentimentalsympathetic | Unknownable bold brave caring confident dependable energetic giving helpful introverted loving mature modest nervous organised powerful proud religious self-assertive self-conscious sensible shy spontaneous tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (25%) adaptable (25%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (12%) caring (0%) cheerful (25%) clever (12%) complex (12%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (12%) energetic (0%) extroverted (12%) friendly (12%) giving (0%) happy (25%) helpful (0%) idealistic (37%) independent (12%) ingenious (25%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (12%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (50%) organised (0%) patient (12%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (12%) reflective (37%) relaxed (12%) religious (0%) responsive (12%) searching (25%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (25%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (25%) warm (0%) wise (12%) witty (25%)
Stephen Duncan thinks: accepting, complex, idealistic, silly, knowledgeable, friendly.
Dad thinks: intelligent, happy, patient, reflective, wise, independent.
ArchSchnitz thinks: witty, searching, responsive, idealistic, happy, extroverted.
Jimmy thinks: dignified, intelligent, searching, observant, trustworthy, adaptable.
funny_diebarbarin thinks: calm, ingenious, logical, kind, observant, cheerful.
Diane thinks: accepting, cheerful, knowledgeable, quiet, silly, relaxed.
kandelschwartz thinks: adaptable, idealistic, observant, reflective, clever.
jenny thinks: ingenious, observant, witty, reflective, trustworthy.
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