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 lyndalynda's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingclever helpful observant organised | Blind Spotableadaptable bold calm caring complex confident dependable friendly intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable logical loving mature modest nervous patient powerful proud quiet reflective responsive self-assertive sensible shy trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadesilly | Unknownbrave cheerful dignified energetic extroverted giving happy idealistic independent ingenious relaxed religious searching self-conscious sentimental spontaneous sympathetic tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (17%) accepting (5%) adaptable (5%) bold (5%) brave (0%) calm (5%) caring (11%) cheerful (0%) clever (11%) complex (11%) confident (11%) dependable (17%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (17%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (23%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (47%) introverted (11%) kind (5%) knowledgeable (29%) logical (23%) loving (41%) mature (11%) modest (11%) nervous (5%) observant (17%) organised (11%) patient (11%) powerful (5%) proud (5%) quiet (23%) reflective (17%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (11%) searching (0%) self-assertive (11%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (17%) sentimental (0%) shy (5%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (17%) warm (17%) wise (23%) witty (11%)
Sarah (turtleohs) thinks: wise, confident, helpful, logical, patient.
Lyric thinks: helpful, patient, wise, loving, trustworthy, friendly.
steppenpunk thinks: friendly, loving, mature, trustworthy, observant, powerful.
Emily thinks: logical, loving, responsive, clever, knowledgeable.
EmilyE thinks: intelligent, accepting, quiet, logical, witty.
hahayouredead thinks: able, warm, wise, mature, helpful, sensible.
Judith thinks: confident, dependable, intelligent, wise, loving.
Mariann thinks: modest, loving, sensible, complex, quiet, caring.
Chrissy thinks: proud, self-assertive, reflective, able, loving, responsive.
Tipper thinks: organised, modest, calm, intelligent, adaptable.
purerandomness thinks: intelligent, warm, trustworthy, dependable, caring.
scherre thinks: friendly, intelligent, witty, dependable, nervous, helpful.
Sarah M thinks: knowledgeable, organised, complex, clever, introverted, quiet.
anonymous thinks: intelligent, knowledgeable, able, shy, reflective.
carletta :) thinks: intelligent, introverted, observant, reflective, warm.
chase thinks: knowledgeable, logical, observant, quiet, sensible, kind.
Liz (everinbluejeans) thinks: bold, intelligent, loving, knowledgeable, self-assertive.
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