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 sesquipedality's.
Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
Known to Others | Arenacomplexintelligent knowledgeable trustworthy | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold brave clever confident dignified friendly independent introverted kind logical mature modest observant powerful proud quiet reflective searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible shy spontaneous warm witty |
Not Known to Others | Façadecaringidealistic | Unknowncalm cheerful dependable energetic extroverted giving happy helpful ingenious loving nervous organised patient relaxed religious responsive sentimental silly sympathetic tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) |
able (15%) accepting (7%) adaptable (7%) bold (7%) brave (7%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (7%) complex (38%) confident (7%) dependable (0%) dignified (15%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (30%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (23%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (30%) introverted (15%) kind (15%) knowledgeable (30%) logical (46%) loving (0%) mature (7%) modest (15%) nervous (0%) observant (7%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (7%) proud (7%) quiet (7%) reflective (23%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (23%) self-assertive (15%) self-conscious (38%) sensible (23%) sentimental (0%) shy (7%) silly (0%) spontaneous (7%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (30%) warm (15%) wise (0%) witty (15%)
Dave Townsend thinks: searching, self-conscious, knowledgeable, dignified, kind, warm.
triskellian thinks: complex, intelligent, logical, trustworthy, witty.
bibliogirl thinks: able, logical, reflective, searching, modest.
antoniosteve thinks: independent, accepting, spontaneous, friendly, shy.
inquis thinks: logical, sensible, dignified, quiet, complex, mature.
queenortart thinks: trustworthy, self-conscious, knowledgeable, friendly, complex, sensible.
wyrdness thinks: logical, introverted, sensible, self-conscious, witty, intelligent.
madwitch thinks: logical, reflective, observant, adaptable, knowledgeable.
taimatsu thinks: able, intelligent, reflective, trustworthy, complex, self-conscious.
Jo English Bint thinks: friendly, kind, modest, self-conscious, trustworthy, warm.
Tom J thinks: friendly, clever, independent, self-assertive, complex, confident.
lark thinks: introverted, knowledgeable, logical, searching, proud.
wednesday thinks: brave, bold, self-assertive, intelligent, independent, powerful.
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