the Wakefield Doctrine

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

The purpose of this Post is…

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Damn! The things that seem acceptable at nine o’clock on a Sunday evening. Can’t imagine the quality of weekend book-reports back in the day of residue-covered processed wood and such.

In any event, as has been thoroughly explained, (and artistically self-indemnified), over the previous 14.5 years, it’s better to write badly (poorly/un-inspiredly/insipidly/inanely), than to not write at all.

While an excuse, with intimations of grandeur, this assertion is particularly germane to the world of blogs and the avocation of blog-writing.

(Hey, so far, pretty much the same post as the one we wrote back in 2013!)

Seeing how we’re done with our current co-writing gig, (a Serial Six ‘…Of Heroes and the MisUnderstood‘), time to get back to the reason we’re finger-dancing this May morning: the Wakefield Doctrine. More specifically: what it is, what it does, how it can be used to self-improve oneself.*

The Wakefield Doctrine is a perspective on the world around us and the people who make it up. We are, all of us, born with the drive to relate ourselfs to the world in one of three manners:

1. as an Outsider (clarks): we are apart from, aware of it and determined to find out what it was we failed to learn (that the other two) clearly know and, in doing so be a real person
2. like the Predator (scotts): we live to live, if the state of satiation, (with a clear and present memory of the state preceding this), were a car, the one we’re driving is stolen, the cops are on our tail and they’re pretty much bad shots
3. so too, the Herd Member (rogers): life is good, it would, however, be better if everyone would simply agree and adapt themselves to our guidance, in the meantime, it’s all about knowing thy neighbor

The Wakefield Doctrine is a tool, (appliance/aid/training wheels for a motorcycle/a big-assed gum eraser in a world of multiple choice, No.2 pencil tests), with which we might enhance our lifes. The Wakefield Doctrine, as a tool (or a club-shaped mirror), is for us, not them.

Most immediately of value, the Wakefield Doctrine allows those with interest to better see the world as the other person is experiencing it.

(to be cont’d)

gestures the Wakefield Doctrine (like Kirk in the Tholian web, we stay here until 12:01am 01.01.14) now with half naked alien females!)

December 26, 2013

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

so my second thought was, ‘screw it, write until they stop reading’. The Plan now is to do all the things, I’ve been meaning to…. (no!  no!  I’ll get it! )   ‘blah, blah, blah’

you’re welcome.

the word today is ‘gestures’  (“…hey, man! I saw that…what the hell was that all about?”  “why, what a nice gesture, we really appreciate it!”  ” and then, the apparition began a series of frightening gestures, everyone stepped back”)

So what does this word have to do with the better understanding and more effective use of the Wakefield Doctrine?

wait!  stop reading…. for just a second. just sit there, I’ll call you back when I have my mind right.  False Start #1

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine!!  the personality theory that is:

1. unique: damn, no way I can say in less than 500 words what makes the Doctrine unique, so I’ll say it in a way that not only illustrates it’s uniqueness but will also illustrate it’s damn efficacy…. hey! did you see how
2. useful: if you want an insight into why the people around you act the way that they do, stay with us. the Wakefield Doctrine will make it possible for you to know more about the other person than they know about themselves
3. fun: seriously! it’s not just that using the Doctrine in your life is fun (find the nearest scott, tell them a few select things about one other person and watch the fun begin…Ed Sullivan had nothing on you!) but learning about the Wakefield Doctrine is fun in ways that we are just beginning to discover

False Start #2!!

This had better work:

hey Readers!  ever have a Post that you knew you had in you, (for the day), but when you sat down to write it you find that you are two or three thoughts away from the ‘proper’ starting point?  Sorry, that was a little confusing. Let’s try this: most of the time when I go to write a Post (not counting event-specific Posts), I set out typing in a direction that I hope will take me near the idea that will become the topic. I rarely have it in mind when I start…..

False Start # 3!!!

Screw it!  Hey clarks!! clearly this blog has stopped trying to pander to/reach out to/make an effort to resonate with the scotts and rogers among the Readers. Totally given up on developing my writing skills, at least in hoping to be able to ‘write in a rogerian style’ or  ‘write to the scotts‘.  Too ambitious for the moment. Maybe next year.

Having said that, let me be clear on this one point: we want to bring in rogers and scotts to this here Doctrine here. While we have Michelle here to speak for the rogers. I am totally grateful to her for coming around and allowing us a direct insight into the rogerian worldview. We want more. Start thinking about who you know that is: a) a scott or a roger and 2) is comfortable with the whole blogging for fun and self-expression thing.  It’s not that we need them to already be writing a blog, but take it from me, you don’t want to try to drag a scott or a roger to this blog, if they’ve never been to the blogosphere. Too much change. Neither worldview is overly big on the ‘change/novelty-for-it’s-own-sake thing. They would be of no use to us. (Why thank you for asking that, Lizzi! the ‘use to us’?   that we have the opportunity to learn-by-association. Example? Sure. Let’s say you’re a classically trained musician, a guitarist. Someone comes up to you after a concert and says, ‘hey!! you better be at ‘The Gates‘ or the ‘Cafe Wha?‘ next Saturday night. You  sit in for one set and you need to win them over’  (stay with me now, this little analogy is a bit bigger than I thought). So what would you, (Mr./Ms. classically-trained-musician) do?  Buy all the sheet music you could get your hands on, bring it along, trust that you can sight read well enough to be convincing? ….or you could  go to these bars and clubs and listen…and watch and absorb the music. ya know?

Awright. Time to get back to the ‘real’ world.  Get out there today and spot your scotts and rogers.  ( how can you tell if you have a roger or a scott?  lolled you asked!  damn!  one will put on a show of doing you a favor that you don’t deserve and the other will barely be able to hid their…. enthusiasm.)

Not to worry! I’ll get back to the more normal enticing and intriguing Posts that are such a hallmark of our blog. After all, we don’t want Jean or beth or Kate to think that this is all brainiac-central …like that episode of Star Trek with those ass-headed aliens who took Capt. Pike and fixed him up with Susan Oliver and, so,  like,  he could totally get it on for their entire race’s anemic, asexual culture’s entertainment and all… yeah, I know all this Star-Trek geek-reference is a total turn on….

 

lol

jeez not nearly as naked as my memory says she was

annoying, smug, ass-headed alien fellas

* first secret lesson of the Doctrine: if you’re reading this you’re a clark (or a scott or roger with significant secondary clarklike aspect)**

** sure, advanced Doctrine principle, but we have faith in your