Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
As much as we enjoy the teacher-out-of-the-room chaos and creativity of Denise’s Six Sentence Story bloghop, (see 1 below for links to the really fun ones), there is a time for fun and a time for study. Specifically: Thursday for creative fiction mayhem, Saturday for reflection (the TToT) and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday reserved for learning how to use the insights/perspectives of the Doctrine in a responsible, productive and mature manner.
So, to close the week, a quick Review:
- Monday: a lament for the impermanency of Summer, though, in our defense, we tried (with only moderate success) to goad Misky into casting herself as the Tempter (the one with the ‘Welcome to the Neighborhood Garden’ fruit basket) but, alas, she still wears some of the manacles of maturity… (no, not that kind! lol)
- Tuesday: a RePrint with a slight bias to the Outsider (clark) predominant worldview; to his credit, Frank remembered (in his Comment) the Secret Word of the week (which was achronologic. the quality of time being freed from the bonds of linearity. in the context of Tuesday’s main thesis rogers move through Time without regard to, like, ‘Dude! that happened fifty years ago. I’ve changed. You’ve changed. Yet here you are regarding me as a person who is defined by an event so many years ago,” …. you know, like that.
- Wednesday:which no one was paying an excess of attention to, being Six Eve. But we did have fun.
Everyone seemed to get something from our dive into a more catholic2 study of the principles of our little personality theory. So do your reading. Practice seeing through the eyes of ‘the other two’. And…and! don’t forget. When, out and about the world today, you observe another who is of your predominant worldview and they do something crazy/stupid/dumb or heartless/cruel/mean, do not look away. Embrace the ‘But for the Wakefield Doctrine go I’. This is not absolution nor ‘hey, you’re not like that‘. This is the work part. If you want to self-improve yourself, knowing your self is the key. As difficult as that is.
Come see us on the Weekend for our TToT.
- so, there is one colaborative Serial Six and one, more or less, independent Serial Six. The first is, (at the moment), taking place at the Six Sentence Café & Bistro. This SSC&B is an imaginary location in the virtual world. It has the very useful quality of having a consistent character (mainfloor har and entertainment, kitchen, Manager’s office all of what you’d expect of an old mill building, in the center of section of a small city that was once the industrial engine but has since fallen into late-stage irrelevancy). The current storyline was initiated by Chris and immediately sparked the enthusiastic attention (and participation) of a number of writers of no small caliber. Currently: Mimi, Denise, Frank, newcomer Reelika and, in a subtle re-imagining of Marlin Perkins, Nick. It’s a fun (and challenging as writers) ‘live’ fictional jam. But! today is Friday yo.
- in the original use/context of the word ‘universally accepted‘ ….ish
What? Some Lyle to take us towards the weekend? Hell yeah!
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About clarkscottroger
I enjoyed Lyle Lovett’s song. It is the first time I heard it and he’s right about how some preachers can go on and on (at least until they get hungry). It reminded me of this one by Neil Diamond.
https://youtu.be/K398Q4DYCW8?si=xLfd2fR9iKtnGRzF
I remember the Neil Diamond song…from (I won’t do the math) the late ’60s early ’70s
(thanks alot)
lol
oh my gosh today’s furday is spot on… **nodding my head** in agreement with your review of the week… noted so on my TToT …. may not comment but always a pass through to see whazzup on the doctrine today … that whole catholicism thingee.. umm well i was recently having a discussion as well… just a mention in passing… love how y’all over at the bar 6SS have been colab was it the upstairs open air garden that first attracted me… or that big ol thing on the shelf by the bar… it’s a great movement for us readers… and oh btw.. love that guy lyle lovett… what a band he has… i can only imagine what a show he puts on… and what’s up with that short marriage to what’s her pretty woman name… have a great week y’all….
was fortunate enough to see him (Lyle Lovett) a couple of years ago. damn fine show, crazy talent
could not help but to flashback to concerts a thousand years ago and the contrast (not merely the cost of tickets) but the venue (Lyle in a proper concert hall we paid the extra for front row mezzanine and taok advantage of the valet parking (well, in our defense, it was raining when the show was over) (lol) as opposed to the first concert I attended: Jimi Hendrix in a hockey arena (seriously, it was in winter, they put sheets of plywood over the ice and then the wooden folding chairs) we all chipped in 50 cents for gas and the tickets were $4.50 (one percent of the cost of two tickets to Lyle)
time flys
As difficult as it is. There’s where some give up, I would think.
yeah (and this, including your Comment) helps to stay on (or at times, return) the path. that’s way I always do the same (clunky) wording about using the Doctrine in order to better ‘relate ourselves to the world’ not ‘relate to’ that’s too simple. thats old 70s I did my way. relating ourselves (in typical Doctrine over-complexity) means to account for ourselfs (to ourselfs) first and then to the world
thanks for the reminderage
Monday: I don’t do Welcome Baskets, unless I personally extended an invitation for them to move into my neighbourhood. (laughing)
I require assistance in ascertaining which of the three this person might be. Here’s the scene: It’s 36C/97F, and I’ve waited 3 weeks for a new licence plate for my electric car (EVs have a green strip on the plate because we’re allowed to drive into cities without paying tolls). The first plates were lost by Royal Mail. The next set arrived on Tuesday, and so I drove to the dealership to have them fitted (holes drilled; screwed into the bumper; etc). The young man, not willing to work in the heat any longer than necessary, I assume, forgot the steel knobs required so the screws don’t rust. And then I discovered that he’d not removed the plastic protective film on the plates. I rang up the dealership and said, “It’s hot. I’m grumpy. And this doesn’t make me less grumpy. I’m driving to you as I speak, so you can fix this.”
Which of the personality types are happy to do a half-arsed job and consider it as a bloody job well done?
I take that ‘Monday’ as enthusiastic if not tacit permission to use this scenario for Monday’s Doctrine post.
cool! thanks….
(you’ve heard the expression, ‘No good deed goes unpunished’ right?)
So, for the way AP… Honours level Wakefield Doctrine Principles in Action… the simple statement all ex cathedra and, “Well, little girl, would you like ‘hundreds and thousands’ on that koan?”
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here ya go: The Wakefield Doctrine is for you, not them.
not suggesting that you’re asking in a context that the response lends itself to divining the most effective (social) strategy to deal with/motivate/punish malechanic in your scenario.
But this situation/question was relatively common in the early days of the blog. (we had an expression: ‘Mirror-shaped club’ for the use of the insights into another person by virtue of the insights afforded students.)
so, thanks again and we’ll read you Monday!
Monday it is, then.