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Tuesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 17, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

Easy post today*.

The thing about these RePrint posts is that they (should) encourage us to dig deeper into the Doctrine. The principles remain the same. It’s our ability to express and/or explain the Wakefield Doctrine in terms that a first-time Reader might read, enjoy and apply (in their lifes) today, that hopefully has improved.

Of the changes that have occurred, the most constructive (in terms of making this thing understandable and, therefore, useable) is the emphasis on viewing the three predominant worldviews as characteristic ways that we relate ourselves to the world around us. These being:

as an Outsider (clarks) who know there is something to learn, but fear being discovered as lacking in fundamental knowledge, i.e. how it is to feel ‘a part of’. The result is a person who is never far away but rarely directly involved
as might the Predator (scotts) damn! these guys** are never boring, sometimes interesting, and always on the move (literally almost as much as figuratively). They are, as well, the easiest of the three to spot
Herd Member (rogers) the majority of the population at large, (common estimates put them at 63 to 68 percent of the population)… this makes them both the most available (of the three personality types) to study and the most problematic for one of ‘the other two’ to contend with in one’s daily life in the ‘real’ world.

If a mirror is not handy, then find yourself among the people you meet today’, the Wakefield Doctrine: once you start seeing clarks, scotts and rogers…they won’t go away

October 16, 2012

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

The Wakefield Doctrine is a unique insight into the behavior of the people in our lives (and outside of our lives). The Wakefield Doctrine is predicated on the fact that everyone lives in what amounts to a ‘personal reality’ (aka a worldview).¹ For the Reader willing to accept this premise, we offer three characteristic worldviews that account for: you, me, the person who woke you up this morning, the Physician who will change your life in a single statement, the child you remember being on the perfect Halloween Evening, the woman who said she would love no other, the Teacher who you hated, the man who promised to return, the dreams of the future, the regrets of the past and your smile (to yourself) that you are still reading this thing.

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

The theory (of the Wakefield Doctrine) is that we are all born with the capability to live in one of these three worldviews and that at an early age (3-5), we all settle into what becomes our predominant worldview. Although this predominant worldview becomes our defining reality, we never lose the capacity to act as we would if we were in the ‘other two worldviews’. This is why many people, upon first trying out the Doctrine, write in and say, “Hey, I know my type, but there are times when I act like one of the other two! What the hell?” This is the example of what we call a secondary aspect, where a person ’employs’ a characteristic of the non-dominant worldviews to deal with a situation. It is usually a passing thing, nothing to be alarmed about.²

The Wakefield Doctrine is not only unique, it is easy to use! It does not ask questions, does not require the individual (you, the Reader, who else would we mean??!) t0 complete a survey or describe their likes, dislikes and favorite colors. There is no math to be performed, no charts or graphs (“…your personality type is somewhere on this scale that runs from 0 = Savior of Mankind to 10 = Geez, what a jerk!”)

The Wakefield Doctrine simply maintains that your personality is the natural result of your growing up, developing and living in one of the three worldviews.

The Wakefield Doctrine is not only unique and easy, it is fun! If you learn the characteristics of the three personality types, go out into your day today, you will see at least one clark and one scott (and by inference a bunch of rogers), and they will act just like we describe in these Pages. So go out, try it and come back and say “Hey Make it stop now!! Sure this is a valid insight, but my husband!! he is such a roger! I can’t stop giggling when he tries to tell me how great a hobby that (genealogy, re-enacting, bicycling is). Make it stop!”

Thats it for today.

Thanks for behaving! We have a group of new people here today (yes, those odd locations in the feedjit, the whispering in the back of the classroom) not to worry! Most will leave as soon as the Tour bus gets here. Sure, why not? “Now,everone say hello to all them folks what came by from Bloppy Bloggers!

1) nothing weird, really! We are not saying that reality is what you want it to be ( well, we actually do say that) and we are not proposing that the world at large is less real and concrete than your personal world, (err..better hold that thought too) and we are so not saying that this is a personality theory that requires the user to have a certain, special quality that combines intellectual confidence and a desire to imagine what if? (damn! 3 for 3…back up to the Post now, enough about you, this is about how the Wakefield Doctrine will make your today much more interesting).

2) actually this business of secondary aspects holds the key to the Wakefield Doctrine being used as the best of self-improvement, self-development tools! But that’s for later, this is an introduction to the Doctrine, yo.

* for us, not (necessarily) for you. lol

** in the currently used non-denominational application… Reminder: The Wakefield Doctrine is gender (and culture and age) neutral. We’re talking lifeforms here, people. Its all about how we relate ourselfs to the world around us and the people who make it up***

*** as traditional, this note: That last? About relating ourselfs to the world…? We did not say, ‘how we relate to…’! We totally said, ‘How we relate ourselfs to…’ Huge-ass difference, yo. New Readers? Key Concept here. Most assuredly will be on the Quiz (and the Final and a part of conversation, which, if’n you have dreams of being one of the cool kids). It way behooves you to ask us the question if you’re having any difficulty with the concept.

Remember the old saying****: “There are no stupid questions, only your questions.”

**** Full Disclosure: stole (or paraphrased) this from the legendary ad guy from the 1950s, David Ogilvy, who said, ‘The customer is not a moron. She’s your wife.’ We do not expect anyone to take offense at this expression. Gender neutral, remember?

We all know the question that should be running through the Reader’s mind, at this point, don’t we?

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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 16, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

Writing something profound at four-thirty in the morning is like the daydreams of an adolescent, too easy, too quick and remarkably forgettable.

So let’s get ourselfs a RePrint. At least we know it’s durable.

But…but!! Before we do.

the Wakefield Doctrine is a(n) alternate perspective on the world around us and the people who make it up. As a ‘personality theory’ it has three (and only three) types:

clarks (the Outsider)
scotts (the Predator)
rogers (the Herd Member)

We are, all of us, born with the potential of all three, however, settle into one and only one of these. We experience the world, better, our relationship with the world is of the nature of only one. We grow, as must we all, and develop the social strategies that are most effective, given the nature of the world. Out personal reality is that of one (the three predominant worldviews). We spend our early life developing the perfect personality, given the character of the reality in which we exist.

that’s just to not get too rusty… lets find something to read (and maybe a music vid to give Steely Dan a break*)

Monday the Wakefield Doctrine *three personality types, three benefits…three part series*

October 28, 2013

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

the Wakefield Doctrine is predicated on the idea that we all experience the world, to a certain but very significant extent, as a personal reality. These personal realities (referred to as ‘worldviews’) can be categorized as: the world of the Outsider, the world of the Predator and the world of the Herd. The Doctrine further maintains that everyone finds one (of these three) as their predominant worldview at a very early age and what many call personality types and traits are simply the aggregate of behavioral strategies that the individual develops as they mature, in other words, their personality type reflects their personal reality and not the other way around. Lastly, the Wakefield Doctrine holds that while everyone lives their life in one of the three worldviews, we all retain the potential inherent in the other two worldviews; in a sense ‘the other two’ represent the personality type we might have been. Unique in perspective, very productive in application and fun to apply in one’s day-to-day life. the Wakefield Doctrine offers the opportunity to ‘see the world as the other persona experiences it’ and by doing this successfully you will be a in a position to know the other person better than they know themselves.

Personality Type I: ‘the Outsider’ clarks the world is forever ‘out there’ (as opposed to here where they are), clarks are insatiably curious, doggedly persistent, fearful in the conduct of their lives and courageous in defense of friends and family and selfless to the point of self-destructive all in service to their attempts and efforts to find a place in the world around them. clarks think

Personality Type II: ‘the Predator’ scotts, action oriented believers that the only good action is the aggressive action, their world is a simple world of predator and prey, fight or flight, eat or be eaten, scotts are quick to offer help, the first to act, un-shy to the point of promiscuity, mercurial in temperament and violence is within their nature, all without being vindictive, they are natural leaders of whom it may be said, ‘a scott is often wrong, but never uncertain. scotts act

Personality Type III: ‘the Herd Member’ rogers live in a world of connectedness, they are naturally social and gregarious, they are judgmental and impartial, rogers live in a universe that is inherently quantifiable and there is a Right Way to Do Things, where scotts are the conquerors and clarks are the innovators, rogers are the civilizers. responsible for the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Library of Alexandria, rogers invented the Dewey Decimal system and yet, are the first to burn books. Without the rogerian influence, stable society would not exist in order to repress the individual spirit. rogers feel

Benefit 1: to know yourself (for clarks)

Benefit 2: to know the other person (for rogers)

Benefit 3: to gain the advantage through better understanding of the other person (for scotts)

be sure to join us for Part 2 sometime tomorrow!

* Kid Charlemagne been on auto-play the whole weekend (‘yes, there’s gas in the caarr‘) lol sorry! misery loves company

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 14, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop

1) Una

https://youtu.be/Y451G2IwsIE?si=i4fZ7lIP3jh4F81o

2) Phyllis

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop (kinda in the middle of the pack Here)

5) the Unicorn Challenge bloghop Despite writing only, like every other week over there, jenne and ceayr are old-school gracious and, this week, despite, somehow, having a way blurry thumbnail, I’m in the list (participants add links in the comment section) Here

6) that there is only one September/October in the traditional calendar

7) hypo-Grats. One of the elements available to participants in the TToT that no other Grat Blog can offer.

8) something, something

10) Secret Rule 1.3

music vid

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-the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘if at first you don’t…’

October 13, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

You’re all still here…

So let’s see what jenne and cyear be up to, this week’s Unicorn Challenge.

“Suppose this,” the man moved his arm in a casual arc that implied no one thing, all the while including everything, “isn’t the way we were taught?”

“What?” The man’s companion, not being precisely human, responded in a language that did not require the creation of sound waves through air.

“Well, you know, transitions and such. A distant horizon with attractive vistas framing a single path through a non-adversarial geography.” The man thought to look down, the better to gauge the efficacy of his narrative embellishment, and smiled, remembering that there was no ‘down’ in this place, and so returned his gaze to ‘ahead’.

“Forgot again, didn’t you?” If air-based sound were a prerequisite in this place, music would have been the product of this latest interrogative. Moving at the man’s side, his companion required no special emphasis to her words. Italics for careful specificity and declining volume for sensitive emphasis was not a part of the land the two traversed. After all, the language of the heart rarely, if ever, requires a speech therapist.

“Well, I’m in no hurry, if you’re not.”

For the benefit of any observers, a concern that did not exist in her previous mundane life, the man’s companion simply wagged her tail.

The two walked on.

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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 11, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

Hosted by Denise, there is but one rule: make the sentence count come out exactly at six.

Prompt word:

TEXT

At the focal point of the lecture hall, stood a chalkboard; to it’s left, a podium and behind that, a man wearing wire-rim glasses, hair of anachronistic length and a tweed jacket that had patches on its signature patches; on the dark slate, to his right, in all-cap yellow letters: CONTEXT, TEXT and SUBTEXT (and scrawled beneath: can’t tell a story without ’em).

From somewhere in the half-dark of the top row of desks, a young woman’s voice climbed up to her raised hand and threw itself, all Danza de los Voladores, towards the podium, “Professor Pangloss, can you give us examples of these three essential elements of fiction?”

“This,” the professor, stepping around the podium to the edge of the stage, extended his arms straight out to his sides while twisting his torso to face one side of the classroom and then the other; returning to center, he grinned and said, “This is Context.”

Seeing the girl’s hand begin to flutter, he added, “Your request and my response: Text.”

The trajectory of the broken piece of chalk he then threw, a dusty comet tracing an arc from stage to a student who sat hunched over dueling thumbs engaged in millennial foreplay with the glowing screen of his phone, resulted in the device flying from his fingers to lie mute on the floor.

“Hey man, what the hell,” the outrage of the phone-deprived student brought all attention to the man on the stage who then, with arms in a bowing flourish, pronounced, “Voilà …Subtext!”