Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)!
If you are new here, the Wakefield Doctrine(or ‘the Doctrine’ as the cognoscenti would have it) is a homegrown “theory” of “personality”. It is presented in this blog with total sincerity but also not entirely too, too seriously. The Doctrine proposes to offer a way to look at people, a system of categorization that has for all experience to date, proven to be as effective a system of personality types as say, Myers Briggs, BrainType (they have their own Institute!), DWSI (or was that INTJ …no, now that I think of it it it definitely was HJLN), or “your brain has a color and that will tell you everything”system and we certainly can’t neglect E-Harmony’s ground-breaking work in the field that has culminated in: the 29 Personality Dimensions! Of course, we here at the Doctrine are never shy about comparing and contrasting the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers with any of the ‘legitimate’ theories of personality. Particularly when they advertise on TV. Following is a short list of warnings that E-Harmony provides to their clients and clientesse,s prior to meeting that Certain Someone! (actual advice that is provided on their site!)
(they say) Watch out for someone who:
Asks inappropriate questions. ….scott! Tells stories with inconsistencies, some which may sound grandiose. ……clark, you think? Gives vague answers to specific questions. …………oh clark! we are so happy you took a step to get out of the house Urges you to compromise your principles. ……..scott, scott, scott…we know that’s you Constantly blames others for troubles in his or her life. ……..what a roger! Insists on getting overly close, overly fast. er, scott…who doesn’t see this!
And there are some people who say the Wakefield Doctrine does not have an immediate value in the real world! Ladies and Gentlemen I submit the above, proof positive that the Doctrine will be of immediate value. So when you call the E -Harmony people or the Chemicals.com ( who have provided the following testimonials):
“When Tom and I first started correspondence through the Chemistry site, it was immediately obvious that we had a great deal in common. After speaking on the phone a few times, we arranged a first date. I was so anxious to meet him that I canceled a date with someone else! We talked for hours that evening over dinner and took a walk in a river side park. It was difficult to
“Our first phone conversation lasted for about five hours and then we had several more after that. By the time we decided to meet for dinner, I already liked him as a person and knew we would have fun together. It was just a question of chemistry! I kept wondering, ‘He is a country boy and I am a city girl, how will this go?’ Our first date was seven hours long, we couldn’t get enough of each other
I will ask you, who does not see a roger and a clark in one of these, and a clark and a scott in the other ( two examples above). We could tell you which of these are which but, here at the Wakefield Doctrine it’s all about the learnosity, learningness or whatever rogerian expression one might choose. Write a Comment telling us which is which and you might win a hat (for your damn head).
Where was I? Oh yeah! Practical Uses of Personality Theory.
Damn, if people are so desperate to understand what another person is like that they are willing to respond to a commercial that they see on cable tv, right after that really stupid ad for the Amazing Auger, (pitched by a frickin dead guy no less), then we here at the Wakefield Doctrine should step up and try to come to the aid of humanity.
So today, tell a friend, tell a relative, tell a stranger, “hey are you lonely and want to find happiness with a total and equally desperate stranger? The Wakefield Doctrine is the answer”
(………a salesperson is waiting for your call!)
About clarkscottroger
You hate bluegrass music. But you put it up here anyway. You are a clark. The musicians?–probably all rogers. Like most modern bluegrass bands–incredible instrumental virtuosity. How can you listen to bluegrass music and not feel all fucking happy inside? Joyful noise. High lonesome sound. Makes me almost like people from down south–almost. If we could boil out the ignorance, racism, stupidness, religious fanatacism and general NASCARism–THIS is what we’d have left. Sincerity. Musical purity. I never feel patriotic–except when I’m enjoying art forms that can only come from America. This is one of them. Bluegrass music is pure americana. One of the few times I actually feel a tinge of patriotism–or national pride–or whatever the fuck that feeling is. Rock and Roll can make me feel that way too. Rootsy, ballsy, hard-core, R&R. Not the schlocked over bullshit rock and roll. The real stuff. I once had a strange dream that I was fighting in a war–and the army used rock and roll to inspire the soldiers. I charged into battle to the tune of Twisting the Night Away. Made me want to defend the place where that came from. Our country is evil in many ways–but any nation that can give birth to bluegrass, rock and roll, the blues, and even jazz must have something inherently good about it. And don’t forget cajun music. Western Swing.
Watching this video also made me glad that there are rogers in the world. The instrumental mastery they are able to achieve is a marvel to behold and to hear. Good stuff.
So there you have it. You have your very own “official criteria”, “personalitiy determining” method by which to “know” who you are dealing with…..in any situation within the pages of the Wakefield Doctrine. The subject could be dating, could be job interviews, could be social settings/meeting new people. If there is anyone who really cares (maybe a bored scott ) go do this thing – go to the other pages within this blog that gives proof positive of what constitutes a clark, scott or roger. Then, pick a couple of people you know well and start to analyse, really look at how they act in certain situations, what interests they have, how they speak.
Then come back and share. I know everyone is not on vacation…..
Ok who doesn’t see the roger in the second Testimonial photo (above)?…
(Give me an N…give me an E…give me a nother E…Gimme a D…give em a Y….Whats that spell?….roger )
(I mean really, at least his scottian match-up is not wearing a lobster bib)…But do I detect a certain…question in her expression?
Like maybe she is thinking…” I specifically stated in my “likes and not-so-much” list that I enjoy dry aged Kobe beef at Capital Grille…this guy is way more Whopper Junior…without the little ketchup packets.”
That seems to be an accurate assessment of rogers. There is a neediness about them – in all of them. rogers appear to need reinforcement of their self-esteem/self image/place in the world. Pretty much all the time. (The phrase “all day, every day” comes to mind.) This mind you, regardless of talent(s).
Being “needy” in this way one would think that rogers would recognize the universal desire or need for an “atta boy/girl” slap by everyone. Right? Na-a-h.
Without malice, or ill will or anything negative, a roger will insist on the maintenance of the world they have created for themselves(and everyone around them), it being the best possible world. Right? Na-a-h.
It is beyond their scope to easily consider alternatives to “their world”, the one they have constructed. It is not to say it can’t be done, but it might take a hulked up Tony Robbins/Joe Girard type to convince them.
…being the end of the day and all, I would submit that it is a deserving goal for those of involved in the this Wakefield Doctrine blog to treat this thing (of ours) as do them rogers in that band you refer to,
all of them are clearly more than competent bringing any number of different musical influences to bear but what we see/hear is, nonetheless, excellent bluegrass. It is not rock n roll trying to get by with bluegrass instruments or arrangements, or jazz doing bluegrass licks or playing bluegrass progressions.
I would say that should be the fun of this Doctrine thing, actually I do say that, as that is, in fact, why I do these Posts.
So the Wakefield Doctrine is the music, it is up to those of us who are active to present the best form (of our understanding of it) all with the aim of attracting others.
That is to say, the audience is the “target”; but I know that I did not see one of the musicians mugging, “playing with the audience, or doing anything that could be seen as putting the performer before the music.
Thats the thing with the Doctrine…and it is not a holy fervor, it must be all serious shit, it is fun but the Readers come first…it is not (or should not) be about the writers…pretty simple, isn’t it?
Fucking Belgium in the maison! Merci you Belgites. Welcome to Le Doctrine du Wakefield. The literal translation of Belgium is “beautiful gium”. Not sure what gium is, but they like it in Belgium. They do speak french in Belgium, right? Or do they speak belgish? In any event..welcome Ekeren. Glad to have you. Pull up a chair and set a spell. We’s just folks. Like y’all. Come learn about le scotts, la rogets, et le clarks.
The Reader from Belgium is the result of my return to missionary work, in this case in the digital wilds of Second Life. Not sure whether they will come back, but having the one person I talked to go to the trouble to go to the blog, is a good example of how attractive the Wakefield Doctrine in fact is.
It was the on line version of wearing the hat (on your damn head) in public and getting a stranger to say, “yes, I was curious, what is this Wakefield Doctrine“…then you are ‘on’… sell that Doctrine, an interesting challenge, fun in daunting sort of way…you should (all) try it…either in SL or other online or in person with the hat…get a total stranger in a conversation, bring it round to the Doctrine…even a single visit here to the site and you win!