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self-development, 3 personality types and the Wakefield Doctrine (oh yeah, damn almost forgot! Video Friiidaay!!!)

September 16, 2011 By

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

There will come a time, in the not too distant future, when people you know, will come up and say, “hey! I just heard about this Doctrine thing, and it’s supposed to be about personality types, but they have these hats and this guy travels around the world and takes these really strange videos and talks about rogers and clarks and scotts! Those are the names they have for 3 personality types…yeah…I know….but it’s true! they have pictures and charts and stuff and when I looked around at people here at school or at my job, there they were!  Anyway, they said this Doctrine will help me change anything about myself that I want…and it’s true….”

…and that will be very cool, but you are here now and you are watching this thing of ours, and  I am including you in the use of the word ‘ours’. With a Wakefield Doctrine hat (on your damn head) and a little patience you will be a part of the growth of the Doctrine. Of course, writing a Comment wouldn’t hurt either!   
As we all know, to be a ‘personality theory/self-improvement tool’ ya gotta provide proof that it works!    Alright, then take a look at these here videos here:*

Then on to the other Crossroads:**

…Tell me quick where I can get rid of these things!

* look at the geocoding of the location…damn Highway 61
** look up the legend of Robert Johnson and the Crossroads

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Video Friday Episode 18!! Right or Incorrect… the Wakefield Doctrine has the Answer!

September 9, 2011 By

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

(If you had Hamburger Fricassee at school lunch yesterday, then today must be Friday.)    If today is Friday,  then it is time for a weekly Video!!

2 Good things and 1 Bad thing about today’s video:

Bad Thing:

  1. Production Value. OK, I will admit that this is not such a ‘bad thing’ about today’s video. Truth of the matter, I enjoy the live, ‘on the road’ gritty, earthy feel of the interior of a German luxury car. In the middle of a performance, and without warning things go awry, I can feel the leather seats and they seem to say, “What the hell? You are (barely) controlling 3,527 pound of car at 60 or 70 miles per hour, ain’t this Wakefield Doctrine something?”
  2. Organization and Presentation of Subject Material. The argument continues with some of the DownSprings regarding the value and importance (of) rehearsal. The scottian element is all, “hey man! it’s one take or nothin…get the excitmantment thats the only thing that will excise…exceria  get them Readers goin…..Fuck!”  The jury is still out on that one.

Good Thing :

  1. Topic       The key to the wider acceptance of the Wakefield Doctrine lies in clearly presenting the ‘how to’ of the Doctrine. As we tried to get across in today’s video, by raising the question of ‘is there one correct answer’, Progenitor roger has provided both an answer and an illustration of (the basis of the answer)!
  2. Involvement of DownSprings and Progenitors.      (Back to production values etc), both Ms AKH and DS#1  were able to look at the videos ( there were three done yesterday) and apply an objective assessment of them, and with their knowledge of the Doctrine they could recommend the version (of yesterday’s vid) that best presented the ideas we were trying to communicate.

There you have it!  Look, Listen, Learn.

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‘so many different viewpoints… no, wait a minute’! 3 personality types and just one Wakefield Doctrine

September 7, 2011 By

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

(totally grateful to Justin Greene and we really hope he doesn’t mind our using his most excellent comic panel)

 

Movies, video interviews, ‘live phone-in’ shows  is this a personality theory or  the un-conscious dream of the collective clark? What the hell!? I see a lot of creative intelligence being demonstrated, a boatload of perceptive intellect but Big Picture!!  come on people!!….ya gotta be thinking Big Picture.

roger, roger roger….what have I done to have you treat us this way? of the three types you are the most gifted of communicators. You pick up the pen and the words come so effortlessly. Is it the fact that we knew that you would have this gift that makes you want to pull back and take your toys to your room and shut the door?

Hey, scott!!  yeah…   whatever. No, no save it! We know what you are going to say.  ( Haven’t you been listening at all?…this is the fuckin Wakefield Doctrine…we know what you are thinking*) Yes, we see that you have all the energy in the world and you have been well behaved… We are not going to give you special privileges simply because you are reasonably well-behaved of late, as much of an accomplishment that is for you…

The Wakefield Doctrine is a unique, useful, very simple tool that will allow you to understand the personality (and behavior) of the people in your life. As a tool, the Doctrine requires learning and practice in order to use it properly and effectively. Being ‘very simple to use’ means that there is a danger of misuse, most commonly in the form of over: thinking/interpreting/analyzin and dramatizin.

And last, but certainly not least, the Wakefield Doctrine ( theory of clarks, scotts and rogers ) is fun!  Really!  Our blog is demonstration and proof of this claim. If you go through the pages of this blog and watch the videos that are attached and read the Comments to the Posts, you will see a growing collection of (fairly) exceptional people interacting in ways and exchanging thoughts and ideas and just plain having fun. When all is said and done, the Wakefield Doctrine is clearly growing and developing  in ways that frankly, none of the original  authors had anticipated. If there is a single, non-grammatically correct  sentence that explains why the Wakefield Doctrine will continue to grow more and more rapidly, it is: “the Doctrine is more than we thought and is growing to reflect the needs of the people joining it…”

As new people come to understand the ideas that comprise the Wakefield Doctrine and the more they ask questions, the more we adapt and (the Doctrine) shows more useful elements. To the newer Friends of the Doctrine (FOTD) such as Nell  or Molly or Claire or even the marginal ones such as MJM or the people who may go to the Video Channel devoted to Saturday Night Drives, to all of you we say, ‘hey thanks for stopping by! Pretty cool theory of personality, no?  Just don’t over-analyze it. The Doctrine is more art than it is science, go with your gut. And, by the way? you want to get your scottian and rogerian friends to come along with you? Yes, we know how difficult they can be…but we guarantee they will have a good time.’

It has always been the primary shortcoming of (most of) these Posts that the fun aspects of learning about the Wakefield Doctrine is under-promoted, blame it on the clarklike perspective of the primary contributor. If there are any scotts or rogers out there reading this, if you would like to do a guest Post, write us a comment or an email and we will make the necessary arrangements.  The Doctrine will meet the needs, the fun requirement, the challenge quotient of any clark…every damn scott and all the rogers in the herd.

To close, lets review:

  • we all have the qualities of all 3 personality types, it is just a predominance of (one of the 3) that makes us clarks or scotts or rogers
  • the Doctrine is gender and culture and age neutral…it is about how a person perceives the world, not their shape or their dress or their condition
  • if you are trying to figure which type someone is, remember: try different tests of characteristics, don’t get hung-up on just one (see point 1)
  • don’t forget! you are one of the three, so you will approach this as your personality type…
  • clarks, don’t get hung up on the details and don’t worry so much about maybe being wrong,  (you will) get it wrong…don’t worry about it
  • scotts…don’t get scared by your inner clark (see Point 1) the fun you have in your head is no threat to the fun you have outside your head…so run with it!! (you like running)
  • roger…whether you like it or not  you are a part of this herd…you just have not found the right scent or color pattern or whatever the hell you people do in order to feel that something is good and has the right to exist

Let’s listen to a ‘borrowed video’. And for god’s sake would someone volunteer for a Video Interview!! Good News…a vote was taken and it is a consensus that Videos should be no longer than 3 minutes**

* ok, to be totally correct  thinking is not quite the right word… lol
** …each   ( lol )

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Video Friday Episode 17 ( already?) the Wakefield Doctrine, personality types and disaster response

September 2, 2011 By

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

Video Friday is here already! Neither rain nor sleet, not rogerian…er wait a minute that’s the Post Office*
This week’s video is a little bit on the short side, in terms of running time. However, we do manage to touch briefly on the topic:  How the three personality types (of the Wakefield Doctrine)  respond to emergencies?** 
Not surprisingly, it seems that each of the three types have their own strengths that are offset by a weakness that is so typical of their kind.

  • clarks: very creative and are able to extrapolate probable outcomes to their options…if they happen to be paying attention as the water level rises
  • scotts: very quick response, immediately going into action to deal with the threat appearing…when they are not jumping up and down trying to shout louder that the sound of the crashing waves
  • rogers: very organised, create plans for recreating and maintaining living conditions…when they are not huddled in the corner of the gymnasium of the local school simply because that is the designated emergency shelter

Consistent with the Doctrine is the simple fact that we all have within us the qualities, strengths and weaknesses of all three of these personalities. Equally consistent (with the Doctrine) is that, for most of us, our first reaction is in keeping with our pre-dominant personality. clarks think, scotts act and rogers feel.

With the new School Year about to begin, we want to remind Readers that if you have any book reports or Term Papers that would be improved by direct input from the source, let us know! If you are writing a Psych report or a term paper that includes psychological profiles of historical figures, do not hesitate to get in touch with us at the Wakefield Doctrine. We are here to help. As a matter of fact, if you are doing a formal presentation, say a dissertation or such, we would consider making arrangements to come to your grad (or undergrad) school and help you out first hand. How damn muni-scholastic is that? With the increasing diversity of the DownSprings and Contributors, we can offer you,  ‘la touche de distinction’  that will have your fellow classmates eating their (own) livers, such will be their envy.  Standout among term-paper-presenters! In any event, we are here to help and to push the Wakefield Doctrine tee shirts ( supplies are limited so order now!!)

Look for the Posts that appear here at the Doctrine to become increasingly ‘practical application orientated’ in the coming months. We believe that you are ‘getting’ the basic concept of the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers, so the next step is showing you how to apply this unique and fun ‘way to look at the world’.  For example, you have a new teacher and it is a class that you have seriously gots to get an A at the end of the semester. How does the Wakefield Doctrine help you get that A?  Or… you are new in college and have roommates that are totally in need of attitude adjustification…what are the secret methods, known only to Followers of the Wakefield Doctrine, that will turn that dorm-dwelling-hyena into a little pussycat that will do everything you say and not, not even once bring back to your too little (even astronauts in the Space Station have a bigger sense of privacy) room anything in the form of a girlfriend/boyfriend to party,  while you are trying so hard to behave and get the good marks.

All that and how to be happy with your parental units, if you happen to still so be living at home.

Coming this weekend:  the hat Marches ON!!!  North America?  you are now merely one of  8 Continents with Doctrine hats on your native people’s heads!  Claire is in the house, and it is permissable, that she keep her hat on her (damn) head, indoors or outdoors! More to come in the Post on Sunday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o-u4IwXkbE

* is there any workplace that is more rogerian than the Post Office?

** In this context, the word ’emergencies’ meant to include Acts of God, Natural Disasters, scottian impetuousness and rogerian miscalculation or clarklike …clarklike…’hey! clark thats only true inside your head!! you can not, I repeat! You cannot out-think the laws of physics!

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Read-(along) Video Friday!! Audio? (we don’t need no steekin audio): the Wakefield Doctrine (and) the Truth about People

August 26, 2011 By

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

(the sound lack of sound?) (Don’t let that distress you, this is still Video Friday) (just with audio)…..(and, I guess with the video) (too)

(if you just keep looking at the screen, make like this is a normal Friday Post)  …(we should be able to pull this off)
(….(what?)   (yes, we suppose you could play an old Video Friday while you read this) …(that would decrease the risk that someone will notice something odd)……(roger)

(for the clarks (and the exceptionally bored scotts) out there, here’s the deal) (:)  (no new Video for today’s Video Friday) )  (hey, wanna keep it down?)  (for the benefit of the clarklike readers, we will try to explain)  (what? yeah the poor rogers are starting to develop stomach cramps and considering the monastery as a career choice…hold on).

“AND THEREFORE, IN THE RICH TRADITION OF THE FAMILY HISTORY OF THE WOODCARVERS OF THE WOODED VALLEYS OF THE MIDDLE OF THE REGION…WE CAN FOLLOW THE SPUD CLAN THROUGH A DAY OF ROUTINE, BICKERING, MILD CONFLICT AND JEALOUSLY-GUARDED PETTINESS” !

(alright, that should hold the rogers) (this Post?) (2 reasons)(:)

  1. (major increase in ‘real life’ work demands)
  2. (interesting changes in the work required to produce theses Posts)
  3. (well, I suppose ‘no one to interview’ can be considered a reason)

(however it is reason (2) that is most interesting) (with addition of new clarks to the WD campus what used to be considered useable is  no longer enough) (apparently)  (what? yeah hold on…)

“….AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE PATRIARCHAL FATHER FIGURE IMPOSES HIS WILL ON HIS NEEDLESSLY COMPLIANT WIVES AND MANY CHILDREN!”

(in any event, success alters the process which (at least temporarily) appears to alter the goal of an effort like the wakefield doctrine). (to put in simpler terms, with (‘)(only)(‘) akh and ds#1 to challenge the thinking and expressing of the wakefield doctrine, I managed to keep up with their output and still manage to produce Posts that had a certain….(look)…(feel)…sound. (all of which is/was/would not a bad (thing/state/quality)….however  (lol hold on)

“HEY ROGER, DID YOU EVER HEAR THE EXPRESSION: THE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE???” 

(…no, that wasn’t kind) (in any event, with Nell and Molly and (especially) Claire…more energy is required to keep up (with them) and that has appeared to (cause me) to have to increase my own efforts/which accounts for me being (metaphorically) (‘) (out of) (fuckin) (breath)(‘) (lol)…and this applies not only to (‘)(keep up with them)(‘) but to look at/assess/evaluate what we are producing here and (god-I-hate-this-expression)  ‘take the Wakefield Doctrine’ to the next level)    (    )

(ok…this is long enough to account for a regular Video Friday) (lets bring the kids back).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qbeIwn5jR8

So the Wakefield Doctrine ( the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers ) is a tool for those people who have a genuine desire to understand the behavior of the people in their lives. Whether you have a spouse or a friend or a brother or a mother that has you asking yourself, “No, why on earth would they go and act like that’? The Wakefield Doctrine can help you. It is also a way to change the things about yourself that you have been un-sucessful at changing, the Doctrine has what no other form of self-help, self-improvement or any other system can offer. And if you simply want to have an edge, the Wakefield Doctrine can do that too!

  • clarks: change the things that you really want to change
  • scotts: get an edge on everyone and have more fun doing it!
  • rogers: this will bring people to you, while you gain an understanding of how the rules apply to other people

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