Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and roger)
gotta get fundamental here… we trust there will be comments that focus our vision so’s that original content appears. But, in the mean time.
…wait, hold on. mean time…mean time
(let us just paste this past post por favor… then back to that ‘jeez!-this-reprint-as-way-to-offset-writers-block-really-works’)
ok
from our friends at etymonline: in part: …”As a noun, properly written as two words but commonly as one, after the adverb. In the mean space “meanwhile” was in use 16c.-18c. Middle English also had therewhile (adv., conj.) “during that time, meantime.”
Therewhile! (Who the hell sent the Memo: ‘We got our designation: ‘meanwhile’. It’s all you need to express a time period in brackets. sorta. Throw out the ‘Therewhile”.
Throw out the ‘therewhiles’ indeed! Such a superior and evocative way to describe an interval in time that you are too damn busy to take note of.
But, that’s not important now.
What is important is a)reinforcing the efficacy of distraction as a tool to overcome writers block and 2)to propose a topic for tomorrow’s post, to wit: How do the three predominant worldviews of the Wakefield Doctrine experience time. We will open the comment box for your input.
New Readers? The three predominant worldviews (sometimes referred to as ‘personality types’ but, if you don’t want to, like, get totally hazed on the campus of Doctrine U, don’t use that term. The term predominant worldview is intended to convey the idea that what others call personality types, we call: You come into rational consciousness (as an infant) and realize the world, the reality, around you is a reflection of you being: the Outsider, all ‘Why do you ask?’ or being assigned the life of the Predator ‘Sic em!’ or, with a gentle set of repetitions, you realize ‘You accept that you belong and as a Herd Member it is your right and duty to practice, preach and point out the blue monkeys in your world.’
damn! There’s your syllabus now read and comment!
M. -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘sure, we all would like a hint how to use this Doctrine on the first day of the w. week’
January 5, 2015
Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Given that all you Readers are sitting in one of three worldviews as you read today’s Post, it’s only right that I make it clear which worldview I am talking about when I present a hint, isn’t it?
Well, actually no. It’s only right in the context of one of you. But that’s not important right now. Right at this moment, most of you Readers are at the start of your Monday, so on with the Doctrine hints:
- clarks will be the ones most likely to get up early, followed by rogers and, (yeah, maybe a little surprising)…scotts are the last to rise and shine
- clarks will be remarkably (and suspiciously) optimistic and talkative
- rogers will not
- scotts (who are still in bed) will begin to see that getting the other person back into bed is the best approach for everyone involved ( by ‘everyone’ we mean, of course, the scott)
- clarks will look forward to the day the way that a person with a horrible toothache will look forward to going to the dentist
- rogers will look forward to their day…in detail with no need to share or express their concerns for the upcoming day
- scotts will still be in bed
- clarks sometimes feel anxiety about ‘the start of the day’ not necessarily the events that they anticipate happening, but rather, the point at which forward momentum begins
- rogers will become more animated and energetic, but unless the other person is also in the same line of work, this brightening view of the coming day will remain inside their heads
- scotts will (finally) get going… the least amount of preparation for the day of the three (consistent with their roles in the work day)
- clarks and breakfast? what, are you insane?!?!
- rogers and breakfast? well, we always have (fill in the blank precisely, please)
- scotts and breakfast? yeah sure… come on! lets get going!!
That accounts for ‘our’ morning. I have every intention of returning to this here Post here at noon today and provide us with a look at the tipping point of the first day of the work week. Unless you have a coment.
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About clarkscottroger
I think I realized consciously that I was an “outsider” (before the time of the Doctrine) at the beginning of sixth grade. In fifth grade, I was already the thinker, but it was sixth grade when my awareness of the world seemed to grow and I became *painfully* aware of how different I was. I knew I didn’t want to go along with the hormone-driven decisions of my peers. In fifth grade, we were still enjoying the latter part of elementary school, carefree, seeing who could swing the highest and jump the farthest. But in sixth grade, suddenly I was serious about getting ready for high school, and evermore curious about my learning. I cared not for the spin-the-bottle fun my peers seemed to find enjoyable. I’d always thought that was a waste of time when one could talk about the Voyage to the Center of the Earth book I’d read, or some Nancy Drew novel. Or how about going to space and trying out those simultaneous equations at a Math Counts competition? When my classmates looked at me like I had two green heads, I knew I would need to tamp down just how different I was and became an observer. An all-too-chatty-at-times observer (always wanting to be seen but never in the spotlight), but one that hoped to escape the garden-variety bullying that comes with being the daisy in a sea of roses. If I’d had the Doctrine back then, oh what a difference it would have made and the amazing insights I could have gleaned…
I think about that often (the if I had the Doctrine then) but I’m happy that the Doctrine has offered such insights as to make our appreciation for how we relate ourselfs to the world around more in depth and, in some cases providing an immediate(ish) and practical value to us
hell… the fact of knowing you and the other clarks drawn to this thing of ours is justification for any amount of effort… by definition, and god knows we put great stock in the value of definition (the passport to passing in order to try to get accepted as a real person)
lol
and the insights into the nature of the ‘other two’ are worth it all if for no other reason I can know that it’s not necessarily me… but it’s them and I don’t need to take on the responsibility of making things right…for them, of course
I mentioned in the TToT how one of the most remarkable benefits of the Doctrine has been how it has altered my relationship to the world around me…albeit in quite specific ways… writing for instance… when I started the blog and then met you and the others online, the old part of me tried to get me to ‘be careful, they all are good writers, you don’t want to look stupid or, worse, offend anyone with your posts. And then, one day, the thought came to me, ‘If I somehow offend everyone with one of my efforts to explain the Wakefield Doctrine, then I guess I’ll just have to get another set of ‘everyone’
lol
(and… and this is the thing, you know that thing about that insight was in how I felt… a feeling that I still do not have the vocabulary to communicate mostly because most of my time, prior to the Doctrine, there wasn’t a strong component associated with my relationship with the people in the world who reminded me that I was an Outsider
hey… maybe pamphlets or leaflets we can leave outside of middle and high schools! lol
this seems to be the week of focusing on conveying the more metaphysical aspect of everyone’s favorite personality theory. wish me luck
It’s possible that I wake up a Clark, and by 10am I’ve shed that disguise, and I’m a proper Scott. I’m always up and making brekkie for my Roger husband, but lunch is DIY. I always make dinner (except when I say “you cook” 🤣). I had a good laugh over the Scott’s sleep schedule though.
It’s impossible to sleep past 5am, six at the latest, unless last night was a late one (and I mean out of the house past 10pm). Then, if there’s no work (ha!), sleep might last until 7.
You’ve reminded me of a sermon I once heard where a preacher said, in Paul’s Letter to the Romans, all you have to do is figure out what all the “therefore’s” are there for!
lol
excellent! (the backup from St Paul, not the sleeping late)… I do tend to prefer early morning to late at night…
‘ceptin’ for writing… creativity higher in the morning, nights are good for freeform draft writing… a bunch of words then come back and see if I can find the story in them all
I know a real estate agent acquaintance who chose that type of photo (Jan 5, 2015 post) for his profile or intro page in one of his social media accounts. For him, I interpret his choice to show devotion to his wife, the subject of that photo. It maybe some psychological trait present in that certain profession, that made men choose inherent poses, or there are two clarks who showed similar preferences for that kind of photo.
aiyyee!*
That said, the business of photos (self and others) is a decent topic for a post. (If’n you don’t mind, of course)
Will save the hopefully compelling content for tomorrow. But since this, (your comment), and that of others are a valued reminder to me to remember that not everyone who visits (and enjoys) this blog have been with us since the beginning.
Today’s post, for example, is in response to Misky’s comment is another such instance of embracing the ambition to write all posts as if it were the first and only Doctrine post
*for the person you reference’s choice of profile photo and for my ‘choice’. (In the early(ish) days of this post, the choice of photos was often random**)
** ok, maybe not ‘random random’ lol
It’ll be interesting to read the Doctrine’s dissertation of choice of photos.
A blog is like a train’s carriage picking up readers at every post. Maybe a reader stays with the blog (carriage). Or wanders off into another carriage (blog).
If the reader finds the connection, they’ll return. The magic is the connection. What is it? The writing or the blogging support.