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 mrmcmuffin's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaableintelligent witty | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable calm caring clever confident dependable friendly giving happy helpful idealistic introverted logical observant proud searching self-conscious sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous sympathetic trustworthy wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadekindpowerful | Unknownbold brave cheerful complex dignified energetic extroverted independent ingenious knowledgeable loving mature modest nervous organised patient quiet reflective relaxed religious responsive self-assertive tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (14%) accepting (14%) adaptable (14%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (14%) caring (14%) cheerful (0%) clever (28%) complex (0%) confident (42%) dependable (14%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (14%) giving (28%) happy (14%) helpful (14%) idealistic (14%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (28%) introverted (14%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (14%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (42%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (14%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (14%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (28%) sensible (14%) sentimental (14%) shy (14%) silly (14%) spontaneous (14%) sympathetic (14%) tense (0%) trustworthy (28%) warm (0%) wise (14%) witty (42%)
jo thinks: dependable, idealistic, observant, proud, trustworthy, accepting.
Victoria Sponge thinks: trustworthy, confident, happy, giving, witty, caring.
Karan thinks: adaptable, confident, intelligent, sentimental, clever.
mrcarrots thinks: friendly, helpful, witty, observant, clever.
joe thinks: shy, silly, self-conscious, searching, logical, introverted.
yrtwurturturturtureuru thinks: spontaneous, self-conscious, sensible, sympathetic, witty, wise.
bob thinks: able, calm, confident, giving, intelligent, observant.
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