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Tuesday -the Wakefield Doctrine- “Well, since you’ve brought it up, how could you really be sure anyway?”

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

In yesterday’s post we looked at the difference between clarks and rogers when it comes to what is often referred to as ‘Having a sense of direction.’

There is probably a productive line of inquiry in considering how the same quality/capability is manifested, which is the preferred term when dealing with examples of ‘the Everything Rule’. While this theme will be …deferred, for today, suffice to say, that path leads to the weirder side of the Doctrine.

… ok, but just a little, if for no other reason than we don’t want to get stranded out in the middle of a self-induced challenge to find and use a certain form of word (not sure if it’s a verb… no, it’s a verb) what can be inferred by this particular example of our ‘Internal Consistency Saving Rule’?

Not sure. As by now, we’re sure the Reader has concurred, the creativity has a definite relationship with the ability to visualize.

(change of RePrint) here, try this one, instead:

the Wakefield Doctrine the ego of the Introvert (aka ‘everyone does everything at one time or another’)

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

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Hey!  New Readers!! Now that you’ve had time to read and understand the basic principles of the Wakefield Doctrine, lets start you off with a common comparison problem:

“…nearly every popular personality type system has a category labeled: ‘Introvert’  Here is the brief Quiz (which, if you don’t pass, may result in your not ever feeling successful …with any aspect of your life*). The Quiz:   a) why is it everyone likes to believe that they are an ‘Introvert’ and 2) why is the Wakefield Doctrine vastly superior to nearly every one of these other personality theories, on the matter of ‘Introversion’? …Times up!! (ha, ha… of course, time’s not up clark!! you will never believe that it is possible that you have only one chance!)

Answers:

  • a) nope! you have to answer this one, you’re the frickin people who run around, telling your friends that you’re an ‘Introvert’ on the basis of the results of the cool, new personality test that you found on ‘the Facebook’
  • 2) ok… this one we’ll provide, (seeing how you didn’t read down this far, to see if this Quiz was for real or not).  the Wakefield Doctrine is wonderful in it’s approach to ‘Introversion’, because it does not ask the person taking the test if they believe the description (of ‘Introversion’) applies to them. As a result, there is no problem with whether, when confronted with the questions: ‘I am sometimes reluctant to speak before a plenary session of the UN Security Council” or ‘when making love I occasionally like to be in separate beds‘ or ‘my friends often are unable to pick me out of the police lineup‘, we can answer:  ‘Never’  ‘Sometimes’ or ‘Are you kidding me?!?!’  The Wakefield Doctrine maintains that the behavior labeled ‘Introversion’ is available to and manifested by all three personality types, that it is how the individual ‘relates themselves to the world around them’, that makes a person Introverted. Now, the first time Reader of the Doctrine might say, “those clarkpeople!! they’re Introverts because they mumble and have no eye contact and can’t seem to sit up straight in a chair and when you’re trying to put a move on one of them, even when you know that they’re totally into you, somehow you find yourself having a heartfelt conversation about the Peloponnesian War or the Secrets of the Rosicrucians!” clarks exhibit many of the characteristics of an introvert, but they will not remain un-noticed a second longer, once they decide that they have something to contribute. The first time Reader might say, “how can those scotts be introverted?? no damn way, they’re totally out in the front of the room.”  True, (most of the time), but scotts have a way of withdrawing that is indicated by the tone of their shouting/joking/hitting-upon-ing.  This is simple misdirection, much as a mother lion might leave the cubs under a bush, run at the much larger predator stalking them and then head off in entirely a different direction, drawing attention away from the bush. An injured or overly tired scott will exhibit this as a form of Introversion.  and rogers?  when they are feeling off or are suffering, they will simply find something in you to cause you discomfort, which will serve to take the attention off themselves… hiding in pain-sight plain sight,

Study up binyons, new Readers! There will be more quizzes and tests and exams and such.

Experienced Readers? yeah, we ran out of time yesterday…and we’re kinda up against it again today!  But, seeing how you guys are so damn adept, here’s a couple of insights:

do not be concerned with the questions: is this worthwhile, will anyone notice that I have done this, does this make up for… (anything)

do be (very) concerned with the questions: is this something that I can feel satisfied with, does this satisfaction start and end with me, do I care if anyone notices

 

* ha ha  just kidding, you’ll be successful with some aspect of your life…. you know, if you’re a roger, you’ll always be successful (as far as what you’ll tell anyone in earshot.. of course, at night, when you can’t smother your mind in reading, coerced love-making and/or compulsive stamp-collecting, you might wish you had studied harder, but then you’ll recall how poorly the blog appeared to be written and relax with a session of grading the quality of wool of sheep jumping a fence.  scotts? satisfied with their lives?  ha! ain’t no time to go looking for some kind of standard to measure up to!! gotta keep moving!)

 

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Well, what exactly do you want to know? Whether I am a clark or a scott or roger? If you have to ask, then you need to keep reading the Posts for two reasons: a)to get a clear enough understanding to be able to make the determination of which type I am and 2) to realize that by definition I am all three.* *which is true for you as well, all three...but mostly one

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  1. Misky says:

    “my friends often are unable to pick me out of the police lineup” … This place is dangerous; I nearly fell off my chair from laughing.

    • clarkscottroger clarkscottroger says:

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      • Misky says:

        It’s okay, Clark – please don’t fuss over one silly sod sitting on an island.

        • clarkscottroger clarkscottroger says:

          not a problem… will make a note for the May Codes what is the ‘jeez-world-with-all-I-do-can-ya-cut-me-some-slack in terms of when you reach the point of linkation in the day
          Full Disclosure: other than not wanting it to be just a day long or all week long, there is nothing hard ‘n fast in terms for start/stop times
          …besides I was born and grew up on an island
          so pick a Start Time (indicate if EDT or EMT* time)
          * English-on-Metric time

          • Misky says:

            Lovely. Let’s say noon BST (that’s British Summer Time) which goes back to GMT on the first Sunday of October.

            But honestly, it’s not really necessary because for 3-weeks in June I’ll be visiting my grandchildren and son in USA, and then 3-weeks split between July and August visiting family in Denmark and Sweden, so for months I’ll be bouncing between different time zones.

            I do greatly appreciate the thought and kindness though.

  2. I’m known for being easy to forget…

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