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

Let’s start with three predominant worldviews as the ‘personality types’ of the Wakefield Doctrine are called:

1. clarks (the Outsider) single statement description: ‘They abhor being the center of attention, however, will not tolerate being ignored.’
2. scotts (the Predator) causal functionality: ‘I scream, therefore I am’
3. rogers (the Herd Member) voted by all demographics of life as ‘The most likely to become too self-absorbent.’

Pretty simple, isn’t it?

ProTip: all three characteristic ways one might relate themselves to the world are, in dynamic balance, represents an ideal form of human.

Learn how it is ‘the other two’ relate to the world and you will better be able…wait! wait!  Learn more of your own worldview first…really learn it…or as some very perceptive people might advise, accept it, the good with the bad.

Why is this ‘good with the bad’ so important? Because we are talking about the relationship we maintain with the world around us. Emphasis on ‘maintain’. Nothing so simple as hair color, body type, ethnicity or anything other socio-cultural attribute.*

As an additional perspective, the Doctrine is both fun, useful and productive in our efforts to improve our capacity to see the world as the other person is experiencing it.

So read and learn the general characteristics of the three types and go out into the world.

If you’re observant, you will spot the scotts first. If you are not, the rogers (by statistical default).

If, however, you’re a clark you will, out of sheer contrariness, look for, and after more time than it should take, spot the clarks in your world. Not easy to do as we are quite serious in our efforts to control the degree to which we are subject to scrutiny. Be careful. The hazard lies in seeing a clark and realizing that you, (we’re talking to clarks now), that you are like that. Maybe not as extreme, but you will find yourself identifying with them. (To your credit, the first thought after the nausea** passes is, “I must find a way to guide this person to the Wakefield Doctrine.’)

Final caveat: if you learn the Doctrine to the degree necessary to see the clarks, scotts and rogers in your everyday world, you may find yourself unable to not to the clarks, scotts and rogers around you.

* the Wakefield Doctrine is gender, age, culture neutral

** no! not because what you see is bad, but because you see how the rest of the world regards them and want nothing more than to spare them the…whatever you have endured to get to where you are. Which is: a much safer and supportive place with the impossible: the company of Outsiders