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 tsarina's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaindependentintelligent observant self-conscious tense | Blind Spotablebold brave caring clever complex dignified energetic helpful introverted kind loving mature nervous powerful proud reflective searching self-assertive sympathetic trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeknowledgeable | Unknownaccepting adaptable calm cheerful confident dependable extroverted friendly giving happy idealistic ingenious logical modest organised patient quiet relaxed religious responsive sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (10%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (20%) brave (30%) calm (0%) caring (10%) cheerful (0%) clever (20%) complex (50%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (40%) energetic (10%) extroverted (0%) friendly (0%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (10%) idealistic (0%) independent (20%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (40%) introverted (20%) kind (30%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (10%) mature (20%) modest (0%) nervous (10%) observant (30%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (20%) proud (10%) quiet (0%) reflective (30%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (10%) self-assertive (10%) self-conscious (10%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (20%) tense (20%) trustworthy (20%) warm (0%) wise (10%) witty (30%)
-- thinks: energetic, self-assertive, powerful, witty, tense, independent.
Frostwalrus thinks: complex, introverted, mature, nervous, trustworthy.
wills thinks: brave, complex, kind, dignified, searching, caring.
tj thinks: intelligent, complex, introverted, brave, reflective, wise.
d thinks: able, intelligent, clever, dignified, observant.
Mielikki thinks: bold, intelligent, witty, kind, powerful, observant.
geoectomy thinks: self-conscious, observant, kind, mature, reflective, sympathetic.
daina thinks: complex, dignified, intelligent, reflective, tense, witty.
frances thinks: trustworthy, proud, dignified, bold, sympathetic, helpful.
schmidtybooger thinks: independent, brave, loving, complex, clever.
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