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

From our wayback machine, this post (with video!) from 2011! Have you any idea how long ago that was?!!? (lol Doctrine joke**)

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

 

This week’s video will, at first blush, seem to hold the greatest appeal for the clarks among Readers. After all, the title implies that we are screwing with ‘the un-screwable’, i.e. the passage of Time. Of course, as we all know, clarks  love the notion of time travel. However, upon further reflection, I think that perhaps there is something in  (today’s Post) that will attract our rogerian Readers.

“…nah, those frickin people absolutely refuse to go near anything that clarks appear to be endorsing. It’s like they (the rogers) have a 5th sense of something, a way of detecting the scent of blue monkey! And while rogers will knock each other over in the rush to offer themselves to the appetite(s) of the nearest scott, they will go out of their way to reject anything that appears too….outre’…avante cla’rk…you know, weird but cool shit. Screw ’em.”

Today’s Video is a clear illustration why the Wakefield Doctrine will not be found on any college psych syllabi any time soon. The world has ample supply of meticulously documented, verifiably efficacious, solidly endorsed theories of personality.

But what we are doing here at the Wakefield Doctrine is having fun. And not just having fun here on the computer at home, but  having fun out  in public, in the blogosphere. By most recent estimates there are 900 million people coming online every day, obviously with the burden of too much free time on their hands.  While occasionally puerile and sophomoric, we  have one thing that none of the mainstream personality blogs  have…we have the Wakefield Doctrine!  Which mean that we have a thing that is fun, useful…unique and (here is where rogers should pay attention) the central idea as the basis to form a new herd.

The Wakefield Doctrine contains enough ‘truth’ about the human condition and the ways that (our) personalities become organised and shape our lives to be on any college bookstore shelf. But the single reason that it will not be found there is simply that ‘the Wakefield Doctrine is for you and not for them’.
What we have  is a unique and useful tool for you to use on yourself, but it will never be the kind of  personality theory that prompts  you to say, ‘Hey, you really need to learn this, then you won’t be such an asshole’

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** seeing how the topic of this reprint is time, (or rather, time travel… toe may toe… toe mah toe), this is a joke for clarks.

We, as a people, have an interestingly convoluted appreciation of time. While we are possessed of the ability to keep track of time passing in the present (“Hey! clark, tell us when seventeen minutes have elapsed! Without looking at your watch.”), recalling the depth of historical time is another matter entirely. Ask a clark (or most clarks), “Quick! How many years have you been at your current employment?”

If you hold them to the ‘Quick, first answer in your head’, it’s a safe bet they’re gonna get it wrong.

No, really. Try it. (But don’t tip your hand. clarks have a highly-developed sense of traps that involve the mind and/or looking silly in public. Get yourself a scott to do the ‘Quick Tell us…’ your chances will improve.)