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 purplerabbits's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaidealisticlogical mature organised trustworthy | Blind Spotableaccepting bold cheerful clever complex dependable extroverted friendly giving helpful independent intelligent knowledgeable nervous observant powerful proud quiet self-assertive shy sympathetic wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeself-conscious | Unknownadaptable brave calm caring confident dignified energetic happy ingenious introverted kind loving modest patient reflective relaxed religious responsive searching sensible sentimental silly spontaneous tense warm witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (44%) accepting (22%) adaptable (0%) bold (11%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (11%) clever (11%) complex (22%) confident (0%) dependable (11%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (11%) friendly (22%) giving (11%) happy (0%) helpful (22%) idealistic (44%) independent (44%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (44%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (33%) logical (22%) loving (0%) mature (11%) modest (0%) nervous (11%) observant (11%) organised (22%) patient (0%) powerful (11%) proud (11%) quiet (11%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (11%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (11%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (11%) tense (0%) trustworthy (22%) warm (0%) wise (22%) witty (0%)
figg thinks: able, dependable, independent, wise, helpful, quiet.
fizzyboot thinks: accepting, friendly, helpful, idealistic, intelligent, logical.
Kate thinks: trustworthy, observant, independent, able, intelligent.
huh? thinks: nervous, idealistic, proud, cheerful, extroverted.
chillies thinks: complex, independent, knowledgeable, intelligent, self-assertive.
xquiq thinks: logical, knowledgeable, independent, shy, idealistic, able.
katy thinks: intelligent, powerful, wise, knowledgeable, mature.
kellineil thinks: friendly, accepting, organised, sympathetic, idealistic, complex.
gingiber thinks: able, bold, clever, trustworthy, organised, giving.
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