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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

March 23, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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

So, sure, let’s address the matter of self-improving oneself with the aid the Wakefield Doctrine.

On third thought, what say we read words that were, at the time, perfectly good words to convey the notion that since we have the potential to experience the world in one of three ways, i.e. as an Outsider (clark), Predator (scott) or Herd Member (roger), we already know the answer.

(Extra credit to the clark who just said, “Well, duh.”)

(Extra, extra credit to the clarks who turned to the other Readers and, laughing said, “You’re not fooled, right? This is an outdated answer to the question of self-improving ourselfs. It’s not a ‘potential to experience the world (a certain way)’, it’s the willingness to change our fricken’ relationship to the world around us.’)

(Being a wise, and, we might add, very definitely not unreliable Narrator, we hasten to add… “Sure! Go get in ever one’s face and be all aggressive and such, like any good scott would. But don’t forget the simple fact: they have practiced all they lives to be a Predator. After all, anyone one with the money and the space in their homes can buy a Marshall stack and a Strat and try and play some Hendrix….” We will not insult the putative intelligence of our Readers by going into an explicit description of the outcome of this endeavor.)

Are we saying, ‘Don’t bother, you can never be an effective (fill in the blank for one of the other two relationships with the world around you)?

Kinda

But…but!! The whole thing about the Wakefield Doctrine is, first and foremost, to encourage and nurture acceptance of the notion that all reality is personal. And if there is any lesson every pre-adolescent child learns and almost always forgets: two of (this pre-adolescent child’s friends) see and live in the world different from the one they were bequeathed by the parents and family unit.

Sorry, had to get a little ’round about in that last section. It’s ok, Readers, you can look on the answer sheets of your neighbor. The one not trying to hide their answers and the one not holding them up… the clarks.

awright! dodged another guilt round in the live action, role-play call Real Life.

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

March 14, 2026 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. Established in 1866 by a charwoman’s daughter in an attic apartment on Thrawl St in East London, it has been published continuously since. (Well, allowing for a certain fallow period, awaiting the technology required to make the TToT a household, wait, this quote better says it: ‘Familiar in his mouth as household words‘ ) So, join us with a list or, simply, with your attention as we band of bloggers share a recitation of the people, places, things and events that make us feel grateful.

1) Phyllis

2) Una

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the momentary lapse in the crushing Winter, earlier in the week when it got into the seventies…degrees….Fahrenfrickenheit!

5) DST Daylight Savings Time (no, it doesn’t mean those ants among us can store it away for next late-November/deep-December) …but still

6) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

7) 21st C technology and the Wakefield Doctrine see: Yesterday’s Doctrine post.

8) A lot less snow than at the writing last week’s TToT

9) something, something

10) Secret Rule 1.3 [from the Book of Secret Rules, aka the Secret Book of Rules)

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Freyedaya -the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

March 13, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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

For something a little different on this Friday, a post describing a practical(ish) application of the principles of the Wakefield Doctrine. To the end, as always of the effort to enhance one’s appreciation of how (we) relate ourselfs to the world around us and the people who make it up

The set up:

Annual Awards Luncheon in an upstairs meeting room in a local restaurant. Being new to this (real estate) brokerage, we suspended our ‘no mandatory social engagements’ rule. (Note: prior to joining this company we shared our disinclination for the social activities involved in our business. Fortunately, we had worked with the principles on transactions for many years, so they were very un-surprised.)

The crowd: pretty much mostly rogers. (Such is the real estate business) An array of tables, a podium and, being the 21st C a large computer display, designating the front of the room.

Note: while this post is intended for clarks and, more to the point, a sharing of an experience clarks can identify with, there was nothing about our adventure that would stand out. No, ‘Watch the introvert at a luncheon. When they sat down at the keyboard, everyone was shocked!’

As it happened, the table we sat at was near the door and empty. Everyone else had already clumped together. And it was not an isolated table, rather was on one of the aisles, we. were able to meet people (as they walked past) and talk to those we knew. Nothing too ‘Why is that person by themselves over there?’

Anyways, so we’re sitting there, checking our email, (as were the majority of the others at one point or another), and it struck us: ‘Damn! This is surely going to make the TToT this week! Not the Luncheon so much as our gratitude for the technology that provides the creation of a ‘ghost conversational group’ for the hypo-social…aka clarks!

So we sat, with our friendly smile on two second delay… and did what all students of a certain personality type theory would do: Practice! Watch the people.Listen. Observe. Try to identify their individual predominant worldviews. Although the room was mostly rogers, the Everything Rule never stays home.

ProTip: scanned for the scotts, first* …’cause easy and fun! And then, since we’re serious about our practice, looked for the clarks.

Finally, a bit of an epiphany:Sitting by oneself being concerned that you might be regarded as weird and/or strange, ( in the Quasimodo sense, that is), only turns up the blue** on the color wheel/makeup board.

Note to the rogers and scotts among our Readers today, it occurred to us that, aided by technology, we could smile on occasion (not laugh…not good to laugh lol) and, in general allow ourselves to enjoy the moment. And…and by doing so, blend in with the others.

Thanks! Wakefield Doctrine.

* Insider info: by and large, the top producers in real estate are scottian females and rogerian men. There are several posts inherent in that assertion. Perhaps another day.

** clarks have a certain affinity for the apocryphal story of ‘the Blue Monkey’. (Ask in Comments)

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RePrint Ruesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

March 10, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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

There’s an old saying* ‘It’s immeasurably easier to continue to write than it is to begin to write. Given the fact that this skill, (as most), improves only with practice, it is good advice to keep at it.

so following is a slightly abridged RePrint from twelve or so years ago:

the Wakefield Doctrine the ego of the Introvert

April 29, 2014

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

Hey! New Readers!! Now that you’ve had time to read and understand the basic principles of the Wakefield Doctrine, lets start you off with a common comparison problem:

“…nearly every popular personality type system has a category labeled: ‘Introvert’ Here is the brief Quiz (which, if you don’t pass, may result in your not ever feeling successful …with any aspect of your life*). The Quiz: a) why is it everyone likes to believe that they are an ‘Introvert’ and 2) why is the Wakefield Doctrine vastly superior to nearly every one of these other personality theories, on the matter of ‘Introversion’? …Times up!! (ha, ha… of course, time’s not up clark!! you will never believe that it is possible that you have only one chance!)

Answers:

a) nope! you have to answer this one, you’re the frickin people who run around, telling your friends that you’re an ‘Introvert’ on the basis of the results of the cool, new personality test that you found on ‘the Facebook’

2) ok… this one we’ll provide, (seeing how you didn’t read down this far, to see if this Quiz was for real or not). the Wakefield Doctrine is wonderful in it’s approach to ‘Introversion’, because it does not ask the person taking the test if they believe the description (of ‘Introversion’) applies to them. As a result, there is no problem with whether, when confronted with the questions: ‘I am sometimes reluctant to speak before a plenary session of the UN Security Council” or ‘when making love I occasionally like to be in separate beds‘ or ‘my friends often are unable to pick me out of the police lineup‘, we can answer: ‘Never’ ‘Sometimes’ or ‘Are you kidding me?!?!’ The Wakefield Doctrine maintains that the behavior labeled ‘Introversion’ is available to and manifested by all three personality types, that it is how the individual ‘relates themselves to the world around them’, that makes a person Introverted. Now, the first time Reader of the Doctrine might say, “those clark people!! they’re Introverts because they mumble and have no eye contact and can’t seem to sit up straight in a chair and when you’re trying to put a move on one of them, even when you know that they’re totally into you, somehow you find yourself having a heartfelt conversation about the Peloponnesian War or the Secrets of the Rosicrucians!” clarks exhibit many of the characteristics of an introvert, but they will not remain un-noticed a second longer, once they decide that they have something to contribute. The first time Reader might say, “how can those scotts be introverted?? no damn way, they’re totally out in the front of the room.” True, (most of the time), but scotts have a way of withdrawing that is indicated by the tone of their shouting/joking/hitting-upon-ing. This is simple misdirection, much as a mother lion might leave the cubs under a bush, run at the much larger predator stalking them and then head off in entirely a different direction, drawing attention away from the bush. An injured or overly tired scott will exhibit this as a form of Introversion. and rogers? when they are feeling off or are suffering, they will simply find something in you to cause you discomfort, which will serve to take the attention off themselves… hiding in ~~pain-sight~~ plain sight,

Study up binyons, new Readers! There will be more quizzes and tests and exams and such.

Experienced Readers? yeah, we ran out of time yesterday…and we’re kinda up against it again today! But, seeing how you guys are so damn adept, here’s a couple of insights:

do not be concerned with the questions: is this worthwhile, will anyone notice that I have done this, does this make up for… (anything)

do be (very) concerned with the questions: is this something that I can feel satisfied with, does this satisfaction start and end with me, do I care if anyone notices

No! yeah, I’ll definitely make you experienced people the priority tomorrow for sure. As a matter of fact, as a test to see who’s still reading: send in questions.

* ha ha just kidding, you’ll be successful with some aspect of your life…. you know, if you’re a roger, you’ll always be successful (as far as what you’ll tell anyone in earshot.. of course, at night, when you can’t smother your mind in reading, coerced love-making and/or compulsive stamp-collecting, you might wish you had studied harder, but then you’ll recall how poorly the blog appeared to be written and relax with a session of grading the quality of wool of sheep jumping a fence. scotts? satisfied with their lives? ha! ain’t no time to go looking for some kind of standard to measure up to!! gotta keep moving!)

*well, as old as anything can be in the first Quarter(ish) of a century.

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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

March 2, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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

sorry about the missed Doctrine post last Monday (and an unsteady beginning to the Week of Snow).

As we all know, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, (with an option on Friday), are days we write about the Wakefield Doctrine. Thursday, (with an option on Friday), are for our stories in the Six Sentence Story format.

We are very fortunate to have Readers who are also students of the Wakefield Doctrine. And their Comments, invaluable inspiration for these ‘What is this Doctrine’ type post, are very appreciated.

This week we have a Comment from Mimi that effectively jumpstarts our first Doctrine post of the week. Misky, Denise and Cynthia are among the others who we count on to express their reactions, responses, interpretations and general feedback,

So, last Friday, in a Comment on a Doctrine post (sub)titled: ‘Leftovers, Binyons‘ Mimi, she be sayin

Assuming you know what others are thinking is natural when almost all you do is think!

Yes. And what this observation does is serve to remind us that, by virtue of the fact that everyone exists in one of three personal realities, it would behoove us to not assume the other person is experiencing the given situation the same as do we.

Continuing with this thought* it is evident, by our own correspondent’s admission to being a clark¹ she could accept the idea that the other person might (mostly likely) be a scott or a roger.

So, back to the original Post, Amy would do well, upon realization that she was dealing with either a scott or a roger, to set aside her expectations for being understood and, instead make an effort to translate what the other person is saying, in the language-mode of their predominant worldview.

Lots of opportunity to reduce stress (for clarks), enhance one’s enjoyment of the moment (for scotts) and feel more confident (as a roger always seeks to do).

That should get us started on the week.

Remember: do not assume, despite being in a direct interaction…in the same damn room! that the other person is having the same experience as you.

Program Notes: No, there are not three alien worlds competing for our attention. There is the common world of everyday reality. It is only on a small, but still significant lever that we experience the world as a clark or a scott or a roger.

*see??! See?? lol