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 thecowsspot's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenanervousquiet religious spontaneous | Blind Spotacceptingbold cheerful clever complex dignified energetic friendly giving happy helpful independent introverted kind logical mature modest organised patient relaxed self-conscious sensible sentimental silly sympathetic tense warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeextrovertedshy | Unknownable adaptable brave calm caring confident dependable idealistic ingenious intelligent knowledgeable loving observant powerful proud reflective responsive searching self-assertive trustworthy wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (9%) adaptable (0%) bold (9%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (36%) clever (9%) complex (27%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (9%) energetic (45%) extroverted (0%) friendly (45%) giving (9%) happy (9%) helpful (9%) idealistic (0%) independent (9%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (0%) introverted (9%) kind (36%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (9%) loving (0%) mature (18%) modest (9%) nervous (9%) observant (0%) organised (27%) patient (9%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (9%) reflective (0%) relaxed (9%) religious (18%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (27%) sensible (18%) sentimental (18%) shy (0%) silly (36%) spontaneous (36%) sympathetic (9%) tense (9%) trustworthy (0%) warm (9%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Britt thinks: friendly, logical, clever, cheerful, complex, mature.
alice thinks: silly, sympathetic, organised, sentimental, self-conscious, energetic.
Muffin thinks: giving, happy, helpful, kind, patient.
Kittens with Lasers thinks: silly, bold, spontaneous, cheerful, kind, self-conscious.
Donny thinks: energetic, tense, religious, organised, introverted, complex.
sparrow thinks: cheerful, friendly, mature, quiet, relaxed.
the rubik's ninja thinks: complex, energetic, independent, silly, spontaneous.
Randall thinks: nervous, silly, energetic, spontaneous, friendly, sensible.
Andrew thinks: dignified, friendly, modest, organised, religious, sensible.
Alyssa thinks: spontaneous, friendly, cheerful, sentimental, kind.
;) thinks: accepting, self-conscious, kind, warm, energetic.
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