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

(Reader: the clever post title mod above? A Bourbaki symbol.)

(New Reader: A lot, ‘specially when we’re grasping for a cogent theme)

damn!*

So, real quick”

A common question (and a lead-pipe cinch of an indicator of the interlocutor’s predominant worldview when phrased a certain way¹) is:

What’s the best way to determine which of the three personality types I am?

Start by throwing out the, ‘no fricken’ way’ of the three predominant worldviews. There will be one. Of the remaining two, get all optometristic on comparing them. Remember, the basis of the Doctrine is that we experience the world as that of three characteristic relationships; the Outsider (clarks), the Predator (scotts) and the Herd Member (rogers). So go ahead and  imagine how they see the world. Like the dueling lens in an eye test. ‘Here is one. Now, the second lens. Is the first clearer than the second. (Move to another part of your day) Ok which is clearer, this…or this?

New Readers, when we say ‘clearer’ we mean: reasonable/sensible/consistent/’of course’/ whaddya trying to do here?!!  (Bonus: the Doctrine is, first and foremost, an additional perspective on reality. One more than one. By the mere act of trying this experiment, you’re a step ahead of a depressingly-large percentage of the population, i.e. those who insist there is ‘only one reality’.

Ok enough for a Tuesday morning.

Ask. We don’t mind.

* well, regular Readers won’t be surprised. (New Readers? No, not a criticism. In the world of the three predominant worldviews of the Wakefield Doctrine, the badge: ‘New Reader’ is not only worn with pride, but is afforded the highest of respect by one of the three personality types (Outsider/Predator/Herd Member)

1. if you are inclined to respond to the question (implied or directed to you by someone conversant with the principles of the Wakefield Doctrine) with: “Geez, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I’m somehow a combination of the three. Not just one.” Then, as Jeff Foxworthy might say, ‘You might be a roger‘. But! Not to worry.

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