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RePrint(ish) Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 4, 2026 By clarkscottroger 4 Comments

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

Before we start-restart this here Doctrine post here, a word about demographics.

In the most direct/least-effective-way-to-attract-New-Readers way, we’ll suggest:

If you come back here, just one more time (and, no, not just click-and-flee but to read) then in all likelihood you are a clark.

(At the very least you have a significant secondary clarklike aspect.¹)

New Readers: the Wakefield Doctrine is a perspective, (quite voluntary, often challenging, entirely fun and worth the effort), on the world around us and the people who make it up. The Wakefield Doctrine is predicated on the idea that there are three distinctive ways to relate ourselves to this world, as would:

an Outsider (clark) who/a² is careful to not come under hostile scrutiny** living in a world that’s a giant ‘Time-to-Open-Your-Presents’ birthday party in which the guest list is a random mix of those you wish were your friends/those you’re glad they’re not/who-in-their-right-mind-invited-them?!! (…all while parental adults, armed with video cameras and phones*** circle beyond the child-horizon, waiting for the opportunity to strike)
a Predator (scott) if you’re thinking about demonstrating an early grasp of this personality theory system…think again. No, wait, what are we typing?! This is the description of the scottian (pronounced: scoe-shun) personality, the Predator. They are not the adults hovering around in our more-autobiographical-example-than-we-realize example. a scott doesn’t think, they live (which is: to act on impulse/ to seek excitement and/or stimulation/ to engage with the world, either running after prey or running from (more powerful) predators
a Member of the Herd (roger) Yahtze! they’re the one’s with the cameras. they’re also the ones forming the ring of observers focused on every move our birthday boy/girl makes. These people, (well, ok, were referring to the kids, but they’re going to grow up and constitute the majority of the population and therefore determine the social dynamics of all subsequent celebrations (adj: rogerian pronounced roe-jeer-rian)

The fundamental principle of the Wakefield Doctrine is this: we all begin life with one, (and only one), characteristic relationships, aka predominant worldview. Since it is our relationship, the world accommadates us and takes on the appropriate complementary qualities and nuance and it is in this psycho-social context we develop our strategies for getting by/surviving/thriving in Life. One might say, we all have the perfect (ok, the optimal) personality for living the world as we are experiencing it.

damn! out of time. maybe next Monday we’ll do the RePrint thing tomorrow.

1) if this is the case, we can say with certainty you are reading in the company of clark (or in the after effects of hanging out with a clarklike friend

2) the Wakefield Doctrine is gender neutral (among other things)

** there’s another kind of scrutiny?

*** the 21at C version of a mace or a trident

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 2, 2026 By clarkscottroger 10 Comments

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

‘you talkin’ to me?’ (see Grat #7)

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop. Foundered by Lizzie R in 1887, this bloghop has consistently topped the lists of ‘Ideas That Need To Have The World Catch-Up’. But the concept was the key. (Remind us to tell you the story of the very, very beginning of this bloghop and how the required time to create and post a TToT list was drastically altered.)

Below are a list of Ten people, places, Things and events that have triggered a grat attack since last we posted.

1) Phyllis

2) Una

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story blohop

5) follow-up photo on last week’s landscape project (an After-after)

6) speaking of landscapes and pine forests, we’re grateful for a woods that goes from ‘oh, how nice a garden‘ to ‘damn, hate to have run through this some night being chased by one of Nature’s scotts!

7) the photo at the top of this post is of a cow at Farmer Brown’s (not this Farmer’s ‘real’ name) We used to take Una for drives past the farm for her amusement.

8) something, something

9) Update on the frontlawn Meadow

ikr? a bit greener (which if put in the context of the last week or two of mid-March weather), I’d say that’s pretty darn encouraging

10) the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules) specifically, Secret Rule 1.3

music vids

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Frydey -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 1, 2026 By clarkscottroger 2 Comments

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

…the Wakefield Doctrine, besides being gender and culture neutral, is age neutral.

This is a very intriguing aspect of our little personality theory. Actually it, (the immunity to the effects of longevity on manifestation of characteristics), is not only interesting, it also serves to reinforce the basic tenants (lol… and tenets barum bump!) of the Doctrine umbrella.

To this point: since the Wakefield Doctrine’s division of all humanity into three personality types, (aka predominant worldviews), predicated on the character of the personal reality we experience, one might reasonably assert that we, all of us, have developed/acquired the perfect personality type… for the world we live in.

ed. that we’ve chosen a clark-centric RePrint in a post ostensibly about how the Wakefield Doctrine manifests at various stages of life, (aka growing, maturing and otherwise acquiring experience), is probably more telling than we’d like. But, what the hell, today’s Friday.

clarks -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘hey, I’m good enough for my friends…so the heck with what you think’

September 16, 2015

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

(As so often happens, here at the Doctrine, a phrase popped into my head that seemed to be a whole Post…provided I could put into words the feeling that were [embedded] in said phrase. When I wrote today’s Post subtitle, I immediately had two thoughts, a) Readers are going to misunderstand and respond by saying, ‘aww, don’t feel bad, we all think you’re doing great’ and 2) I really need to get back to this kind of post, one that is written to the clarks who are encountering the Wakefield Doctrine for the very first time. And, of course, c) my own re-appreciation of how much things have changed since I first started writing this blog… not the content and nature of the Doctrine, rather the nature of the readership and, even more germane, the changes the Wakefield Doctrine has wrought in my own self. So, what say I give it try?)

When I was young(er), I retained an unshakeable faith in two things: a) my friends and b) my capacity to endure and survive. Now I am no longer younger. More to the point, (of this post), I am now possessed of an understanding of my predominant worldview (clark/Outsider) and that enables me to see a lot more of the ‘why’ of my behavior and beliefs, actions and responses to the people and the world around me. This is an improvement. This knowledge, this insight into the way that ‘I relate myself to the world around me’, does not, in and of itself, change anything. It does, however, make any desired change much more attainable and sustainable. That is the good of the knowing of the Wakefield Doctrine.

The title today? (And the introduction above, that suggests that perhaps writing a Post to appeal specifically to the brand new clarklike Reader, might be more difficult than I think?) All of what underlies, and thereby giving rise to the sentiment manifested in the subtitle remains true in me, in all clarks. I still have the …. er…. not so positive self-concept that is the initial premise shaping the worldview of the Outsider, and I still, very much value the friends that I have. Most of us, (including rogers and scotts), will recognize, in the second half of the sub-title an implication, a… ‘yes but’, a ‘hedge’, if you will, on the claim to being valued by others. There is something to the way the statement sounds that is a hallmark of the clarklike personality type. It’s necessary to a clark, this ‘hedging’ of a claim of self-worth or value (to others), a pre-defense defensive, if you will.

You want a physical example of what I’m trying to convey? (It’s also a primary characteristic of clarks.)

Watch a clark smile. Most of time, especially when ‘in public’ or not in a totally secure environment, which is pretty much everywhere except bed or the bathroom, clarks will smile by compressing the lips, putting a slight upwards motion to the corners of the mouth, while watching the other person very carefully. Hedging their bets. Being careful. Keeping the escape route viable. You know, as an Outsider, we’re all about interacting, all while keeping an eye on the door. Find me a classroom, I don’t care if it’s First Grade or Grad School, if the individual student is allowed the choice of seats, you will find a preponderance of clarks in the back row. Near the door. And while one might think that this choice is simply to avoid being noticed, one would be almost correct. It is, in fact, to provide the option to escape, to not be forced into the focus of attention.

That’s part of what the clark personality is like. Tomorrow we may look at scotts, ( ‘I think, therefore I scream‘) or perhaps rogers (‘there is no ‘i’ in herd, there’s only me and everyone like me’)

Since I’m doing kind of a old-style Post, I thought I’d include a music video, well, just because.*

*excuse me!! excuse me!! because, well, holy shit!! (lol) you want to know the real, totally-honest-to-god reason why I find writing Doctrine Posts so ….so incredible? Ok, so I’m finishing up the final edit and I decide… sure, lets keep the music vid, because I love the song. The last thing I needed to do was to find the ‘cover photo’, you know, the Post’s thumbnail that shows only on the landing page. Well I think, ‘lets look for an image associated with Grieg and ‘the Hall of the Mountain King’, (today’s vid)…at the top of the results page is a link to the wikipedia, so naturally I go to read it ( I’m a clark, remember?) anyway, here’s what jumped out of the screen at me, it made me laugh:

The piece is played as the title character Peer Gynt, in a dream-like fantasy, enters “Dovregubben (the troll Mountain King)’s hall”. The scene’s introduction continues: “There is a great crowd of troll courtiers, gnomes and goblins. Dovregubben sits on his throne, with crown and sceptre, surrounded by his children and relatives. Peer Gynt stands before him. There is a tremendous uproar in the hall.” The lines sung are the first lines in the scene.

Grieg himself wrote “For the Hall of the Mountain King I have written something that so reeks of cowpats, ultra-Norwegianism, and ‘to-thyself-be-enough-ness’ that I can’t bear to hear it, though I hope that the irony will make itself felt.” The theme of “to thyself be… enough” – avoiding the commitment implicit in the phrase “To thine own self be true” and just doing enough – is central to Peer Gynt’s satire, and the phrase is discussed by Peer and the mountain king in the scene which follows the piece.( italics added) (wikipedia.com)

…no!! really!! lol man! do I love this Wakefield Doctrine!

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Wedndesdae -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘a quick Review and a (slightly more comprehensive) Preview

April 29, 2026 By clarkscottroger 5 Comments

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

The Review (this week’s ‘Doctrine post’):

went to the archives for posts analyzin’ and dramatizin’ the three predominant worldviews
early descriptions were rich in visuals
detailed insights of the worlds of clarks, scotts and rogers
joyfully-hyperbolic
…and not just descriptions (or even insights) but real world examples: bicyclists on a Sunday morning roadway, spandex splattered with primary-color corporate logos wearing tear-drop-shaped helmets to avoid air drag and little, chromium mirrors projecting from in front of their faces (like a jeweler’s loupe except in reverse…the better to see the looks of admiration on the faces of drivers forced into the on-coming lane by the herd of rogers
…or scottian women who…well, basically show up (the dynamics are safely in the hands of evolution and Y Chromium imperatives / scottian men. like Excitement RNA diving into crowds of rogers and/or women, the echoes of their efficacy remodeling cultures, workplaces and friendships
or clarklike women and clarks wandering the world, like surprise off-springs of a mis-remembered coupling of Tantalus and Cassandra… they know what’s happening to everyone else.

The Preview (of this week’s Six Sentence Story):

our Six Sentence Companion, Chris, ‘the red-headed writer (aka la Raconteuse)’ mentioned in last week’s Six Sentence Story that she had in her a desire to stop by the semi-eponymous Six Sentence Café & Bistro…
here, in her Six from last week, “a quick walk over to the Six-Sentence-Café-and-Bistro, since that would be the perfect coffee to drink just now.”
We will, of course, put in an appearance.
Rumor has it that major crime boss and proprietor of the Bottom of the Sea Strip Club and Lounge might stop by (Lou Caesare met our Authoress at a Book Release held at the aforementioned Café.)

A splendid time is guaranteed for all...

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T’usdae -the Wakefield Doctrine-

April 28, 2026 By clarkscottroger 9 Comments

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

So, we were thinking (ikr?) how is it we wrote so much and frequently in the years past. And the short answer is: “Because, like any not-yet-mature-lifeform, anything can prompt/stimulate and otherwise offer an irresistible starting point for a Wakefield Doctrine post.

…

(we getting there)

…and the long answer?

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;

And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d;

But thy eternal summer shall not fade,

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;

Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,

When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

(Sonnet 18. William Shakespeare)

Pretty simple, isn’t it?.

Well, thanks for coming by… hey, people keeping asking, what’s the standard by which we measure and/or identify the three predominant worldviews!??!

The characteristic worldviews are (that of):

the Outsider, you wake up each day knowing that the world is ‘out there’ and you are ‘here’, you are creative and funny and have an insatiable appetite to learn things, anything, for the joy of discovery and in the (secret) hope of learning the secret of how to be ‘a part of’ to not be the Outsider. This is the clark personality

the Predator, you wake up each morning hungry…physically, spiritually, socially, sexually. A scott, (this is the personality type that naturally results from living in the worldview of the Predator), is always on the move, always alert, aggressive, fun to be with, mercurial, loud, un-shy and outlandish. It is said of the scottian individual, “I scream, therefore I am”

the Member of the Herd, as a roger you are confident in the rightness of the world and constantly worried about sufficiently understanding the proper way to live, you are a social genius, you are a very encouraging listener and an inveterate gossip. You believe that Reality and the Universe is quantifiable and governed by Rules, your understanding of these Rules invests you with Power and Responsibility to everyone you encounter, rogers are responsible for Civilization and the Spanish Inquisition, the stability of governance and the Salem Witch Trials

Speaking of a Summer’s day…

Three things to remember:

how a person relates (themselves) to the world at large results in what we call a ‘worldview’ (which amounts to a ‘personal reality’)

everyone has the potential for relating to the world in one of the three characteristic ways and while everyone does settle into one ‘predominant’ worldview, the other two ways (of relating) remain available throughout life

clarks are the Outsiders (clarks think), scotts are the Predators (scotts act) and rogers are the Herd Members (rogers feel)

There. The Basics of the Wakefield Doctrine! Everything you need to know when you are looking (at) yourself.

Next: the Characteristics of the three worldviews.

clarks: the Outsider, view the world as would any rather intelligent, fairly resourceful, not so aggressive explorer would. The goal for most clarks is to learn the information they surmise was made available to every child, (they may have been in the bathroom at the time of the ‘how to be like everyone else’ lesson), and therefore be in a position to continue their lives in as close to a satisfying and fulfilling manner as possible. In the meantime, clarks spend their time on the fringe, they will cultivate friendships with scotts and rogers to help pass the time and to get them into the better clubs. clarks are the truly creative of the three personality types which sounds cooler than it actually is, as most expressions of extreme creativity are, as a rule, met with scorn, disdain and disregard (not to mention, not paying very well). clarks take un-selfishness to a near psychotic level, valuing loyalty over any other ‘common emotional experience’, they will be the best, of the three personality types, to have around at times of emergency, they make excellent school teachers (female clarks: grade school, male clarks: late high school, college). The saying is ‘clarks live quietly and leave a well-preserved corpse’

scotts: the Predator, view the world as any well-armed, well-equipped conqueror would. The goal for most scotts is to live life to the fullest, everyday, up until someone forces them to stop. scotts are natural leaders, with the qualification that those who follow scotts do not have any carefully thought-out expectations as to where they will end up, when the scott becomes bored with the leadership-thing. scotts crave attention the way most aerobic lifeforms crave oxygen, so much so, that a scott will settle for any kind of attention, up to and including: derision, laughter, scorn, hate, love or passion….all the same to a scott. female scotts created the stiletto heel industry, single….er, handedly. scotts, both male and female, are attracted to rogers as their preferred form of nourishment. scotts do enjoy the company of clarks, as clarks are neither prey nor predator (at least, most of the time)…scotts are just out for a good time, a loud time, a passionate time. These are the people that they say, ‘live fast (with as many partners as possible) and leave a burnt out shell of a corpse’

rogers: the Herd Member, rogers view the world as does the Cleric standing behind the Conqueror salivating at the prospect of bringing salvation to an entire race of indigenous peoples. rogers are the reason that we have: civilization, healthcare, culture, jihad(s), jetliners that hardly ever crash, a banking system (that will on occasion, crash) law and justice, witch burnings and the commercialization of the arts. rogers provide stability to the human experience at the cost of innovations and creativity. After the scott has raped and pillaged and burned the new continent and moves on, the rogers will organize and provide relief to the survivors, provided they, (the survivors), are willing to accept the lord and god and the rules and the life that he/she (the roger) is so kind to bring to a people, so obviously in dire need. These people! These are the ones we say, ‘live moderately and imagine how many people will attend the funeral of the corpse that proves you lived‘.

Hey, congratulations!! You’ve made it this far. A bonus you have surely earned!

Ways to identify them clarks, scotts and rogers.

clarks: their dress is very, eclectic with a shading towards long coats and dark colors but! the male clarks will do something weird and outlandish with some feature of their dress, i.e. outlandish colored socks or ties , the female clarks, preferring the couture of the House of Androgyny… will favor the slightest touch of metal or ink, perhaps a contrasting color in the hair, a little purple or orange to bring out the highlights…oh! bad posture is a sure indicator of the clark personality type

scotts: the eyes! you will always spot the scott by their eyes. A scott will, (hardly ever), be observed not paying attention to their immediate environment. They are very animated in movement, the male scotts in near constant physical motion, the female scotts will have the males (rogers and clarks) in motion on their behalf. scotts are easy to spot

rogers: well dressed…like a Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner in House Beautiful, the rogerian female will have all the right accessories in all the fashionable shades, the males rogers will be spotted by their predilection, not yet fully understood, for hats! and facial hair and corporate logos, wherever tasteful, of course!

And, finally a little music!