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 notyetme's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaenergeticfriendly kind reflective searching | Blind Spotableadaptable brave caring clever dignified happy helpful idealistic intelligent introverted knowledgeable loving mature modest observant patient quiet responsive self-conscious sentimental shy silly sympathetic tense trustworthy warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadedependable | Unknownaccepting bold calm cheerful complex confident extroverted giving independent ingenious logical nervous organised powerful proud relaxed religious self-assertive sensible spontaneous witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (9%) accepting (0%) adaptable (9%) bold (0%) brave (45%) calm (0%) caring (18%) cheerful (0%) clever (27%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (18%) energetic (9%) extroverted (0%) friendly (36%) giving (0%) happy (9%) helpful (18%) idealistic (9%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (45%) introverted (9%) kind (27%) knowledgeable (9%) logical (0%) loving (9%) mature (18%) modest (18%) nervous (0%) observant (9%) organised (0%) patient (18%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (9%) reflective (18%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (9%) searching (36%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (18%) sensible (0%) sentimental (9%) shy (9%) silly (9%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (9%) tense (9%) trustworthy (18%) warm (9%) wise (9%) witty (0%)
kelly2b thinks: intelligent, energetic, helpful, searching, trustworthy, clever.
nicollegurrl thinks: intelligent, brave, helpful, kind, quiet, friendly.
Jack thinks: friendly, silly, kind, trustworthy, introverted, tense.
Nicollegurrl thinks: brave, kind, intelligent, friendly, patient, clever.
Molding_me thinks: brave, able, searching, reflective, intelligent.
Shea :) thinks: brave, dignified, mature, warm, knowledgeable.
mae_mdwst thinks: self-conscious, observant, friendly, responsive, sympathetic.
skaus thinks: caring, dignified, modest, reflective, searching.
boykitten thinks: brave, clever, modest, mature, patient, wise.
Sarah thinks: caring, loving, idealistic, self-conscious, searching.
anonymous thinks: shy, happy, adaptable, sentimental, intelligent.
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