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 same_difference's.
Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
Known to Others | Arenacaringfriendly giving helpful trustworthy | Blind Spotableaccepting calm cheerful clever dependable happy idealistic intelligent kind logical mature organised patient quiet reflective self-assertive sensible sympathetic |
Not Known to Others | Façadeconfident | Unknownadaptable bold brave complex dignified energetic extroverted independent ingenious introverted knowledgeable loving modest nervous observant powerful proud relaxed religious responsive searching self-conscious sentimental shy silly spontaneous tense warm wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) |
able (12%) accepting (25%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (50%) caring (25%) cheerful (25%) clever (12%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (12%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (37%) giving (12%) happy (12%) helpful (37%) idealistic (12%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (37%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (12%) loving (0%) mature (25%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (12%) patient (25%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (50%) reflective (12%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (12%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (12%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (25%) tense (0%) trustworthy (25%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Xanthipe thinks: giving, caring, quiet, sympathetic, helpful.
almosthonest thinks: cheerful, clever, happy, patient, sympathetic, accepting.
Rachael thinks: calm, kind, friendly, intelligent, mature, sensible.
Dave Perrin thinks: able, calm, friendly, cheerful, intelligent, reflective.
JimmyT thinks: caring, calm, idealistic, accepting, quiet.
elmyra thinks: calm, intelligent, helpful, kind, trustworthy, quiet.
vanthor_zq thinks: self-assertive, organised, patient, mature, logical, intelligent.
talking_natural thinks: dependable, trustworthy, helpful, quiet, kind, friendly.
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