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the Readers write… the Wakefield Doctrine responds, ‘this is a tool to see the world a (slightly) different way’

October 31, 2012 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks [who are the Outsiders], scotts [who are all predatory and aggressive] and rogers [damn, there are a lot of them])

Today’s Post is by courtesy of (a) Comment and (a) Post written by Cyndi and Melanie, respectively.

From Cyndi:

“…So…it was the “other dude” (not Jack Nicholson) who was the roger, right? I totally see Nicholson as the scott here…I enjoyed the video. I’m curious…how would you say the clarks commented on the storm? LOL…I’m thinking back to what I’ve posted and I’m sort of like, well, these things happen, I’m pretty sure people are all right, I need to get on with things and I’ll help people if needed. How’s that? Typical clark response”

(In my direct response to Cyndi’s Comment) I wrote: ‘Yes’
In retrofit,1 I think that, that answer, while an appropriate answer from a clark to a clark, does not do justice to the idea (of the) thought (shaped by the worldview of a clark) that Cyndi was intending to present. There is much for scotts and rogers to learn, by virtue of what her question represents to a clark. To be the Outsider at a time of shared stress and trauma and bad shit in general, is to bring out the best (in clarks) and yet (to the dismay of many clarks) present an image and impression that can be mis-interpreted as the worst (aspect of the clarklike worldview).
Not to be coy3,  by way of addressing Cyndi’s question, I will invite the Readers to Comment on this statement :  “why is it that clarks are capable of (no, make that driven to) give everything to individuals but nothing to the group?”
In all sincerity, we look forward to any and all answers and insights. It will be interesting if any scotts or rogers will offer an answer/perspective-of-their-worldview.

From Melanie Chisnall:

in a Post she wrote at her blog Scribbles and Smiles,  the penultimate question being: ‘How do you deal with panic attacks?’
How useful and productive, spanning the entire range of personality types, can a question be? The issue of anxiety, in the context of the Wakefield Doctrine, is a Chapter in and of itself in the Book Project.2
The first and most accessible benefit, to be acquired from Melanie’s question, is to be found in the reminder that: when applying the Wakefield Doctrine to any situation, it is essential to remember that ‘everyone does everything, at one time or another‘.
There are no exclusively clarklike or scottian or rogerian  ideas or acts, thoughts or emotions. The value of ‘worldviews’ (as the source of personality types) is that you can take any situation, act or circumstance and infer how it would ‘manifest’ to a clark (in a world where they are natural Outsiders) or to a scott (living where she is beset by  other predator and tempted by prey) or as a roger would perceive it (shaped by Rules and order and accountability). To do this, to put yourself in the worldview/the personal reality of the other person,  is the whole damn point of the Wakefield Doctrine.
The question, by virtue of being presented here, expands the question: ‘what is anxiety (to you) and how do you deal with it?’

To stay with a three part format, but to break up the page a bit… a word about worldviews:

  • there are 3 characteristic worldviews that account for the 3 personality types of the Wakefield Doctrine
  • the worldview of the Outsider (clarks), that of Predator/Prey (scotts) and the world of the Herd (rogers)
  • these worldviews are real, real as the…. well, as real as the most reliable constant in your worldview!
  • no, the person in a different worldview does not need to pay more attention or listen closer… different reality, remember?
  • nothing weird or metaphysical…no flying, no secret brain powers (well, maybe a little lol) just a difference in relating to people, places and things
  • it is the difference in the character of the three worldviews that holds the greatest value to us what would self-improve ourselves
  • we all have the potential, capability, capacity, whatever you choose to call it, to experience the world as do the other two personality types
That should do it for today.
Hey DownSprings! (yeah, I’m talking to you DS#1, Molly, Steve, Jennifer…hell, I’m even talking to the roger!   I will be live and on the damn airwaves in the Doctrine-mobile this pm at 3:00 EDT  call me up, yo
(218-339-0422  excess code: 512103 #)
Now for an old favorite (and an example of that rarity, the cover version that is superior to the original):
1)  a semi rogerian expression, included just for the fun of it
2)  a book is trying to be written about the Doctrine, which is a lot like saying that a chrysalis is just trying to throw up
3)  well, sort of…  it is a clue to the secret hyper-agressive tendency of clarks, this natural coyness

 

 

 

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bad weather using the Doctrine: hurricanes are clarks, tornadoes are scotts and blizzards are rogers… the Wakefield Doctrine (yeah, they really just said that)

October 30, 2012 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of ‘no-one-can-know-that! it’s-me-to-a-‘T’, “my-brother-in-law!! omg-how-could-you-know?!” and “you-know-sometimes-I-am-so-like-this, but-other-times...”  …errsss)

Late start this morning. Trust all are well, did not get too messed up in the storm and are getting back online. (expressed in the clarklike language native to the Writer’s predominate worldview.)

For those of you who are either a) new to the Doctrine or 2) not a clark, we offer the following translation:

 ‘Late start this morning. Trust all are well, did not get too messed up in the storm and are getting back online‘

scottian: “Hey!! how did you all make out? Goddamn! that was frickin something! IM or Reply back right away so I’ll know you guys are ok. Man! that was amazing!!!

rogerian: “I’m ok. It was really awful for a while, I finally just woke up. I’m sure everyone is alright, if I could get through that, you probably did too. Why don’t you just go ahead and Comment on my Post so I won’t have to worry.”

On to the business at hand. Cari writes: “Loved the formatting today. I think breaking it up a bit, as you did today, is helpful.”
Thank you Cari!  You know, the thing about the Doctrine is that there seems to be a lot of different facts and insights to remember (and there are, sort of), but successfully ‘getting’ the Wakefield Doctrine boils down to two ‘things’:

  1. the fact of worldviews as being ‘real’
  2. determining one’s own predominant worldview
  3. accepting the idea that you have the capability/potential of experiencing the worldviews/living in the realities of ‘the other two’

1) this is surprisingly difficult, (at least it is for rogers and scotts), to accept, as a fact,  that the other person is living in a reality that is different from yours! These differences are usually minor, even personal but are, invariably, the ‘reasons’ that the other person acts in ways that we “…just can’t understand how they can go and be like that.”
2) eliminate the no-way-I-am-a (fill in the blank) and one of the two remaining worldviews is going to be yours (Try the ‘pronoun assessment’!  see reply to Cari’s Comment)
3) there! You think that all the ‘know the other person better than they know themselves’ stuff is cool? It’s nothing compared to usefulness of the Doctrine as a tool for self-improvement and such!

 

We will be describing rogers tomorrow, when we will tell you about ‘rogerian expressions‘! which is the coolest thing about rogers. Here is a link to the Page on rogers, there are examples (of rogerian expressions) at the bottom of the Page, we will do more with this tomorrow. Be sure not to surpass on it! (lol)

Wait a damn minute!  You know? one of the problems with clarks sometimes, is that we think we have all the time in the world to do shit!  Here I am, with a growing Readership and I frickin’ think it’s ok to say, ‘hey wait until I get to it…tomorrow”  what the hell! I apologize. You want to know about rogers??! well rogers are:

your steadfast friend from as long as you can remember, they showed up at your birthday party when none of the other kids did, they help you  talk out the thing that really bothers you, and they are the source of gossip that keeps the break room humming, they create the traditions and remember the names of people you didn’t know and don’t care to know, they are the engineers and their annoying myopia makes you grateful that scotts don’t design and build jets (or you would see something with 5 or 6 jet engines (to go real fast), no sound repression, all the seats would be movable in case you and your buddies wanted to sit along one side of the plane) and the window of the jet’s cockpit would open, so the pilot could lean out and scream at passing planes).
rogers are the doctors (but not the surgeons), they are the fire fighters (but not the police), they are the Prosecutors in Courts (but not the Defense Attorney) …unfortunately they are also the Judge…but they are fair because rogers live by the Rules. You may not approve of the Rules (hell, you’re probably not even aware that they exist!) But you couldn’t ask for a better partner or a sounding board or a standard to compete against in order to improve yourself.

Enough of the telling you… let me show you a roger  (and a scott)

 

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Stormy Monday, week’s beginning…the Wakefield Doctrine (a view of personality types that you might really enjoy)

October 29, 2012 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of personality that is based on the notion that we all experience life from one of three characteristic perspectives)

(SPECIAL VIDEO: from a Saturday Night Drive on the eve of Hurricane Irene! August 31, 2011  I believe it was billed as the Storm of the Epoch)

Lots on the agenda for the Week, here at the Doctrine:

  • a closer look at scotts (please do not cross the yellow lines, or make any sudden moves)
  • we went and signed up with BlogTalkRadio (now all we have to do is understand the instructions on how to do this thing)
  • Wakefield Doctrine DocTees should go into production (hey, it’s still cheaper than new golf clubs!)
  • don’t you think that’ll do for a Monday Post? (bulletpointistically  speaking, that is)


scott  n.  1. the personality type associated with the worldview characterized as Predator/Prey, 2. the second of the three personality types that comprise the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers
adj. scottian [scoe-shun]

So where do we start?
How about: you have a friend, a person you have known for years, since you were young. (He/She) was one who got you to stay out later than your parents would let you, smoked cigarettes first, made out with a boy first, got into more fights than anyone you knew and saved you from getting into fights that you would not, could not win. This friend was smart but did not get good marks, funny but always went too far with the jokes, loyal yet at times moody and was (and still is) a lot of fun to be with… except when they get mad (which is often) or become overly aggressive (which you seem to tolerate) and still, after all these years he/she still manages to embarrass you in social situations.

Some bullets points relating to the nature and character of the scottian personality type:

  • scotts are leaders (because they are certain, not necessarily right, but certain).
  • scotts are self-confident/self-assured/certain (which is why, of course, they are the leaders)
  • scotts are very emotional, but  in a way different way from rogers,  mecurial is the best word to describe these people
  • in a band it is always a scott who is the ‘front man’, (see leader above)
  • at a party scotts will  introduce themselves (to everyone)
  • when confronted with a threat or other fear-generating situation, a scott will choose to attack rather than flee
  • scottian females can be ridiculously sexy or quick witted, hardly ever both.
  • (female) scotts can be spotted because they have prominent throat tendons (ask us why)


BlogTalkRadio. We have been looking for ways to increase the participation of Readers in the ongoing conversation about how the Wakefield Doctrine is both fun and useful. As everyone should know by now, we have a “call-in’ in show very Saturday night (the Wakefield Doctrine Saturday Night Drive), which utilizes a conference call service, i.e. there is a phone number and access code and (once signed in) you are effectively in a conference call with the other people. It’s a lot of fun, those who call in each Saturday Night create a very stimulating conversational environment with topics ranging from the silly to the profound. But….

 

Wakefield Doctrine DocTees Update: it seems that the DocTees are viewed as more useful and desirable blog-swag* than the Wakefield Doctrine hats (for your damn heads). There may be a bit of a gender issue here, if the Ys are outnumbered by the Xs , as current demographic studies indicate. If Readers  would rather wear a DocTee, than put a hat on your damn heads, it is totally fine with us… even though the design of the  hats allowed for personality-type specificity! (Having said that, if the DocTees become popular enough, we can always** get them re-designed to, somehow, include a highlighting of the personality type as do the hats. (for example on the hats:

 

Well that’s it for Monday’s Post. Let us know if the ‘experiment in Post formatting’ added to your reading experience in a positive way. We have so little time and so much to do, but we as always maintain, “if you are not nearly sick with apprehension as a result of trying to improve this blog, then you are a total, and irredeemable loser and don’t deserve a single damn Reader Comment. …and always try to have fun”

One of my favorite songs that seems perfect for windy, stormy weather:

*as FOTD Mel would say

 

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almost entirely bullet points? man! how easy will this be? the Wakefield Doctrine Sunday Edition

October 28, 2012 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the easiest, best, and most funnest personality theory, ever!)

Today’s Post theme was semi-inspired by a Post by newest FOTD Cyndi.  This should serve both as an introduction to yet another talented FOTD and, at the same time, make sure everyone appreciates how… semi-strange we can be over here, in the Land that the Wakefield Doctrine Created.
From time to time it occurs to me to think, ‘damn, I can’t think of anything to write!’ and yet something gets published any way1 Where the hell does this stuff come from? (I ask myself ).

Well, today the sequence was:

  • needing to write a post-Saturday Night Drive write-up, to bring Steve Crabtree up to speed, as he was detained2 and unable to attend
  • going to Cyndi’s newest Post and being impressed, not only by the Post itself, but the Comments that were part of it
  • (From Cyndi’s Post) thinking about dirt roads…which lead to the word  ‘turn rows’ which triggered the song (below) to start playing in my head
  • and the rest …well, it’s showing up at this very moment3 to my amazed and slightly apprehensive eyes4
So in conclusion, let me say this: we had a very enjoyable time on the Wakefield Doctrine Saturday Night Drive last night. You should plan on joining us next Saturday ( hey! ‘other-side-of-the world’ Steve you might need to set your alarm one day ahead! lol). We always have interesting discussions (during our drives) about the Doctrine and the many ways it can make our lives better.
Oh yeah!  We might have another Mid-Week Study Hour! Sign up sheet is available. Don’t let the ‘Study’ part put you off! It’s just like a Saturday Night Drive ‘cept it’s not Saturday, not Night  but has many of the same people. Sign up now!
(Think of it like detention: like in that movie ‘The Breakfast Club’ I’ll leave it to Molly and Steve Crabtree and Jennifer and DS#1 and the roger to decide which character they are…lol)…’course, even tho Kelly missed calling in, not sure which of the characters in that movie… Kelly yo! Molly Ringwald character is taken, you don’t suppose…

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE6JJ_1kNu4

 

1) simply that it gets published, not a statement of quality

2) by circumstances!! not by any official authority, none of whom would have been wearing badges, and, even if they had (been wearing badges), they totally were not carrying firearms (and, on the outside chance that they were carrying firearms, no way they would have been driving cars with flashing lights… no, nothing like that   I think he over-slept  lol)

3) in the historio-contemporary-sense, i..e. I am watching the words show up as I type them

4) apprehensive as in… “jeez clark, you’ve work so hard on this blog…there’s a nice new bunch of people coming around lately and reading the Doctrine, do you really want to go and spoil it with a Post like this?5

5) yes, yes I do (Did I mention my having a strong Secondary scottian aspect? ) lol

 

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the Wakefield Doctrine Saturday Night Drive Call-in… (and you say that we can all fit into the dashboard of your car? this I gotta hear!)

October 27, 2012 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

What kind of week has it been? To paraphrase (future-FOTD) Ice Cube ‘…this week was a good week’

Two big events:

A) our First Wakefield Doctrine Mid-week Study Hour came off with several hitches!  (and)

2) the Class of (“…the 2nd or was it the 3rd week of October?”) New Readers introduced theyselves to the DownSprings and them, (Class Motto: “…you call those difficult questions?! We laugh at your Degree of  Difficulty! now where’s our damn DocTees?“)

Yes sir! We had a Study Hour and everyone was there…eventually. Steve Crabtree arrived, a bit on the late side, claiming that he couldn’t sign-in because the Access Code that we sent him had the “wrong” “numbers”. Hey, Steve, if you wanted correct math, you should have asked a roger!

Wakefield Doctrine Mini-Fact: rogers excel as accountants and chemists and engineers, because for them, not only does 2 + 2 = 4, but it always =4! Every damn time!
Now if you ask a clark if 2 + 2 =4, there is a good chance they will reply, “Sure! …in what context?”
and a scott? well go ask a scott if 2 + 2 = 4 and they’ll say:  a) “sure baby, 4 you anything” or b) “who the hell wants to know!” (…today’s Wakefield Doctrine Mini-Fact …because we are pretty sure you wanted to know!)

And that new ‘Class of some-week in October’? A very, very  sharp group of Readers!  I’ve already gone on record saying that we look to the new Readers to help us develop our skills in presenting this here personality theory here. But clearly we need to stay on our toes, and order extra DocTees!   Keep your eyes out for this bunch. you know… Cari and Cyndi and Emily and Janine and Michelle and…
Hey Steve (a new Steve!)  we saw you trying to get in on the Contest for a DocTee… lucky for you Molly had your back, dude. If she reports that you have gone to the pages that she assigned you, (@Molly we have Pages that explain the 3 types and it reads the same every time you go there?!? damn!),  and you study hard, we’ll send you a Wakefield DocTee! Welcome to the Doctrine, yo.

Speaking of DocTees,  anyone think that I am getting  too, too seniory, if I ask: ‘Is a different color, in addition to the ever fashionable and slimming basic black, worth looking into?’  Let us know…

Today is Saturday which can only mean one thing, “the Wakefield Doctrine Saturday Night Drive Call-in Show”  call us at:
1-218-339-0422  then when prompted:     512103 (followed by the pound sign)

trouble finding a vid for today, thinking of something old from Mötley Crüe (lol) …but went with Mr. Loaf instead

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