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 skaery's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacaringkind quiet shy | Blind Spotbravecalm cheerful clever complex energetic extroverted friendly giving happy intelligent introverted modest observant patient relaxed searching self-conscious sentimental spontaneous trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadesympathetic | Unknownable accepting adaptable bold confident dependable dignified helpful idealistic independent ingenious knowledgeable logical loving mature nervous organised powerful proud reflective religious responsive self-assertive sensible silly tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (12%) calm (12%) caring (37%) cheerful (12%) clever (25%) complex (12%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (12%) extroverted (12%) friendly (37%) giving (12%) happy (12%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (37%) introverted (12%) kind (25%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (50%) nervous (0%) observant (12%) organised (0%) patient (12%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (37%) reflective (0%) relaxed (12%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (12%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (12%) sensible (0%) sentimental (25%) shy (12%) silly (0%) spontaneous (25%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (25%) wise (0%) witty (12%)
oxfordgirl thinks: caring, cheerful, modest, sentimental, spontaneous, warm.
Madeleine thinks: shy, sentimental, kind, introverted, quiet.
Sciamachy thinks: intelligent, giving, witty, friendly, modest, relaxed.
avalon_bliss thinks: patient, modest, trustworthy, clever, caring.
poggs thinks: quiet, observant, happy, friendly, extroverted, clever.
Squid thinks: friendly, kind, intelligent, quiet, self-conscious.
Kai thinks: intelligent, warm, energetic, caring, spontaneous.
Anon thinks: calm, searching, complex, brave, modest.
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