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, 2012Welcome 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?
