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

The Doctrine, at least for the purposes of this post, can be likened to a musical instrument. It has the inherent value to produce what most of us characterize as a musical sound/tone. It responds to a certain approach/technique better than others. There are, (to some), arbitrary rules for the application of it in the service of playing music, (i.e. you should not use a clarinet as a bow on a viola, you should not blow into the f-holes of a double bass expecting to hear an alto note) and, finally, with study and practice, one might arrive at the point of being able to produce something otherwise not available any other way.

So learn your scales, (the characteristics of the three predominant worldviews), and practice until you know each note/detail by heart.

Practice your lessons: “a clark and a scott and a roger stand on the sidewalk across the street from a very popular restaurant.”

Play the clarklike part… now the scottian observation and finally, the roger’s counter response and, likely extended, coda.

Repeat.

Eventually, with practice, and, it is assumed, a certain of talent, one can play this little piece with emphasis on each of the three as the lead melody. And, if one has or develops ‘an ear’, you might bring each part to life in manner the listener has not heard before.

Technical prowess will produce a truly effective performance.

However, once you have the technique mastered, you can begin to put yourself into the music. And by doing so, produce something (insights into the life of total stranger) not heard before.

you know, like that.

 

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Monday Tuesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

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

If you don’t mind, having missed a normal (well, as normal as anything is, here at the Wakefield Doctrine) we’d like to do something a little different (“differently’?)

Hey! Ever wonder is there was anything clarks abhor more than scrutiny?*

To be defined by another/others in such as way as to persist and constrain (the) clark in their efforts to get through Life.

Well, that helped (us! lol) to get the cob-webs out from a missed day of writing a post.

Promise (ette) to get back to the plan to describe how without fatal contradiction, the Everything Rule can alter certain skills and attributes in an individual person. To result in, something like a precise scott (or a private roger or…or! a gregarious clark  lol).

Stay tuned

* of course the other two have something they fear, or if we were to take liberty with words (like that’d ever happen) the thing that is anathema to each of the three predominant worldviews:

  • clarks (the Outsiders) scrutiny, i.e. the uninvited/uncontrollable inquisition by (an) other or others
  • scotts (the Predators) unreliability,  we were talking a scott a long time ago about what it is like to be a clark. By way of describing our capacity for adapting. we said, “clarks have a near infinite capacity to deal with the novel. If a clark wakes up in the morning and it turns out the sky is purple (with green polka dots) they’d take a moment and go about their day like it was supposed to be that way.” the scott we were talking to replied, “No, impossible. Unacceptable! To having nothing of the world that is reliable, in a knowable way. a scott could not tolerate that.”
  • rogers (the Herd Members) this one is simple: to be shunned, to be exiled from the Herd.

 

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

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

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

You are invited to join in the bloghop that Lizzi R created, back in the Summer of ’72. A time when music was exciting and the world did not yet possess the tools to completely monetize our young adult lifes. So, write a list, link it up and join in the exercise of gratuity*, It’s sorta easy, definitely fun.

For the Wakefield Doctrine, our list is:

 

1) Phyllis (in the kitchen, to Una’s left)

2) Una (from a Christmas so very long ago)

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

5) physical ok(ish)-edness.  …ok, some context might be in order (for any new Readers). The photo, depicting the business end of my San Angelo bar after hour-two of chipping 3″ of ice from the driveway. Also… our right foot.  An example of a perfect winter sport: not dying lol

6) still light out at, like 5:15 instead of not that long ago, 3:01 in the fricken afternoon

7) writing (specifically the series of three narratives (or plots or storylines…not really up on the technical side of this thing). At any rate, each week is a suspenseful adventure as I try to stay one installment ahead of the Reader. (Seat-of-pants writing, anyone?)

8) something, something

9) work: providing us with an opportunity to earn an income in a truly non-routine kind of endeavor. ya know?

10) Secret Rule 1.3

 

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Wednesday Warm-up -the Wakefield Doctrine-

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

Seeing how today is Wednesday, aka  ‘Have Something To Submit To The Six Sentence Story bloghop Day’ we thought we’d write a little ‘Soul of Wit’ post. (And apparently it’s how many quotes can you use day.)

In any event, seeing how we all know the dominant demographic here is (are?) clarks. [Or scotts or rogers with significant secondary clarklike aspects]

If we may:

clarks make the easy things hard and the hard things easy

If you want something done quickly, with little concern about precision or level of finish…call a scott

If you want something done right, with no particular deadline and don’t mind an endless demand of appreciation…call a roger

that was… simple? easy??

 

Bonus Doctrine Insight:

Quick and Easy Way to Identify Another’s predominant worldview; ask them: ‘How much is Two plus Two?’

 

Don’t Forget to visit the Six Sentence Story bloghop starting tonight!

 

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Tutor Tuesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

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

As abundantly clear by this post’s primary image, today is Tutor Tuesday. Implicit in this somewhat aged cultural reference is an age requirement which you are encouraged to ignore. That said, for max amusement, your birthday must not only be from the 19oos, it must be the mid-1900s for you to attend.

As with most of our better Doctrine Posts* today’s is prompted by Friend of the Doctrine, Misky who responded to Monday’s Post with the Comment:

I’m not afraid of being incorrect. Wrong is a different kettle of fish. My answer; final answer is the girl is a Clark. That was the question, right? Hmmm … maybe I should re-read this. Nah.

Shall we begin?

…oh yeah, did we mention this is an Open Book, and…and I believe we also said in our Reply something about Self-Grading. oh yeah… any effort to determine a stranger’s predominant worldview is invaluable practice

We’re totally sincere in the saying that, despite how aggravating it may have been to certain among us, back in school daze to see the Exam Notation: SHOW YOUR WORK. We totally embrace that directive. It is in hearing the ‘Why’ a person feels the subject is a clark or a scott or a roger not only enhances our understanding but it’s just pretty much the fun of this exercise.

New Reader! In case there is a roger among you who snuck into this AP class; one word: ‘No, if everyone’s opinion of the predominant worldview is equal, that does not mean that any/every Answer is possessed of equal validity.’

The cool thing about the Wakefield Doctrine and it’s use is that it is entirely self-correcting. If you ‘get it wrong’ then the benefits inherent in the application of it’s principles (not the least of which is: to know more about the other person than they know about themselves) simply are not there to enjoy. Usually such a person decides this stupid thing doesn’t work anyway and they wander off. Not a problem. For the rest of us? If we hear a scott or a roger cite evidence for the determination of a person’s predominant worldview, (in this case the photo yesterday) it is to our benefit. After all, we’re a clark and they are not. quid pro quo non serviam. I learn about their personal reality. Win Win, binyons!

 

Wait!! Wait!! Before we begin what we’re sure to be a spirited discussion in the Comments section we have a visitor! An alumnae, if you will from the distant Before Time. We’d be the entirely gracious and organized Narrator if we offered her background, maybe offer a link or two to posts in the Archives, but given her predominant worldview1, kinda coals to Newcastle. Jennifer? Jennifer Katherine Wilson? (the blogger formerly known as Miz AKH)

 

* a post written to explore, explain, extrapolate and otherwise enjoy the core principles of the Wakefield Doctrine**

** which can be succinct’d down to: clarks think, scotts act and rogers feel

  1. ‘though we’d expect ever one here to embrace the preferred politeness of ‘One simply does not state another’s predominant worldview, at least not unless they have already self-identified or it is, otherwise, general and/or common knowledge.’

 

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