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 notsound's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacalmindependent observant quiet | Blind Spotableadaptable complex dependable dignified intelligent kind knowledgeable powerful reflective relaxed searching sensible trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeintrovertedself-conscious | Unknownaccepting bold brave caring cheerful clever confident energetic extroverted friendly giving happy helpful idealistic ingenious logical loving mature modest nervous organised patient proud religious responsive self-assertive sentimental shy silly spontaneous sympathetic tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (20%) accepting (0%) adaptable (20%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (20%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (40%) confident (0%) dependable (20%) dignified (20%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (0%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (20%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (20%) introverted (0%) kind (20%) knowledgeable (40%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (40%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (40%) proud (0%) quiet (20%) reflective (20%) relaxed (40%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (40%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (20%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (20%) warm (20%) wise (20%) witty (20%)
dmm thinks: able, complex, independent, searching, kind, trustworthy.
jamie thinks: quiet, witty, knowledgeable, relaxed, adaptable.
you do not know me thinks: wise, sensible, powerful, relaxed, searching.
sean thinks: calm, observant, powerful, dignified, intelligent.
insectfactory thinks: complex, knowledgeable, observant, reflective, warm, dependable.
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