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Friday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

November 13, 2020 By clarkscottroger

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

Hey! Do you ever, like, stop yourself after a situation/interaction/encounter where you come away thinking, “Why did I let that happen? I saw that coming a mile away, what the hell is the matter with me?”

And, you get by yourself and make a decision that you would change, improve how you interact with others in the world. You feel good about it and, sure enough, the next time a similar situation occurs (which might be in a month or a year, but more likely it will be in the next thirty or ninety minutes or whenever you come out of your office/bedroom/the restroom at work-school), you act as if you had not had that very positive, and constructive conversation with yourself. You say this, they say that. You do it this way and they respond the other way. It’s all so terribly familiar. Worse… (your positive attitude and confident demeanor eroding like a sandcastle built below mean high tide), it seems like you’ll never learn.

Don’t worry. We got your back.

(Note: New Readers? You have caught on to the clarklike appeal to so much of this Wakefield Doctrine thing, right? If this is your first time, first post, go ahead and skip down to the music vid. If this is your second complete read, welcome. We were about to say, ‘Anyone who comes back here more than once alone or (more than) twice with your friends (“You gotta see this site. It’s really a fascinating blog. What do you mean, ‘What the hell is a ‘blog’?”) then you are either a clark (predominant worldview of the Outsider) or a scott or a roger with a significant secondary clarklike aspect.)

Welcome.

yeah… thats about it for today. It’s Friday. The one day of the week that lays off the bet (of a worthwhile life) on to the next two days. So for today, the buffet is unattended and you’re free to sit in the box seats and watch the show.

‘though we can never resist a lesson/moral/punchline, the thing that makes the Wakefield Doctrine a way-effective tool for self-improving yourself is that, because you have within the potential to experience the world as do ‘the other two’** you’re already halfway to the you you always believed you could be.

Intimidated by your boss? Spend some time reading up on scotts and rogers. Wanna ask someone for a date? Check out the section on scotts and rogers. Need to get a firm grip on why you’re still reading? check out the clark chapter (lol)

the thing of it is, in order to change or improve, you do not need to go and find something new/alien-to-you/possessed by people-who-never-were-like-you,-despite-what their-infomercials-say. You have within, the potential to relate yourself to the world around you as they do. Keep in mind, when you think about your scottian friend how singularly confident they are, they’ve been practicing, literally their entire lives. But…. but!! the potential is with you.

…oh’kay!

** ‘the other two’. You have a predominant worldview and it is to this reality that you have developed whatever style of social, functional and/or geographical interaction, aka your personality type. However, you retain the potential to experience the world as ‘the other two’. You’re a clark? ‘the other two’ are scott and roger…etc In our opinion, the advantage of knowing that the qualities you seek are within and not something to be imported/imitated from others.

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Friday -the Wakefield Doctrine- “why most of us are more, like, ‘autocorrect’ than, say, ‘spellcheck'”

November 6, 2020 By clarkscottroger

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

Friday: clarks hope, scotts can barely wait and rogers enter a state that is like, or similar to, or… you know, how back in the day and you were finishing your cereal, dutifully spooning out the last inch of milk, dotted with seven or eight Rice Krispies. While dredging the bottom of the bowl for the last of the granulated sugar that you so lavishly spread over the cereal, and (what made it a special breakfast) the sliced banana, you feel a slight resistance… throttling your growing hope, and with the expertise acquired through the course of your childhood years, you catch a slightly softened edge of something, still invisible at the bottom of the opaque white milk

…the surprise last slice of banana! No Necco wafer was ever so tender, no Vanilla Wafer quite so sweet. If there were moments of such unalloyed joy in childhood, how strained would Life be to surpass this. You could hardly wait.

… that’s rogers on a Friday morning, the weekend in sight.

…ok! Looks like’n we had an extra Bag of Ornate hidden behind that brown-cardboard box with the black stenciled ‘Purple Prose’ Caution!’ up on that closet shelf.

It is Friday. I am a clark. I shall exhibit un-warranted confidence.

Let’s look at our subtitle and see if we can’t get a short post with a catchy music video out of it. Without, that is, undoing too much of the probative good will I acquired after yesterday’s Six Sentence Story.

‘why most of us are more, like, ‘autocorrect’ than, say, ‘spellcheck’, came to me as I started to write this post because I start every post, (here at the Wakefield Doctrine), the same way: ‘Welcome to the….’

Thing is, after 2,193 posts, the WordPress app will complete the word as soon as I type the first letter. That, (for the purposes of this amusing insight). is autocorrect.

Not that autocorrect is, in of itself, a bad thing! It keeps us in our lane when we need to change the radio station or turn to glare a conversational emphasis at the person in the passenger seat. ‘AUtcroecft’, at its most benign is how we can play tennis, walk while engaged in lively conversation and remember where we left our car keys.

Castaneda wrote about routines. They are ways to organize our reality. Sometimes they are the result of being lazy, sometimes they are a manifestation of strength. Depends.

Speaking of god and car keys, let’s listen to Jules Winfield speak to the importance of how we relate ourselves to the world around us.

(Language Advisory)

so lets wrap this up

The Wakefield Doctrine offers three perspectives on the world and the people who make it up. We are, all of us, living and acting in a style, a manner, and otherwise exhibiting a personality appropriate to the reality of:

the Outsider(clarks) where one cloaks themselves in social obscurity, preferring the straightjacket of introversion over the shackles of imagined demands and expectations of the world, we mumble our words to allow the other person the freedom to misunderstand in a constructive way, our gift to the ‘real’ people who populate our world is to provide numerous ‘fill in the blank’ moments in our ongoing interactions
the Predator(scotts) where you’d better pay attention to the immediate and the present or something, (or someone), is gonna get the drop on you. And though you don’t bind your own feet with fear, running at full speed all the time cuts down on the chances of going around the broken glass and other nature obstacles. All you ask is to be allowed to follow your instincts and act on your impulses. Though you don’t insist on being given a pass when you exceed the bounds of civilized behavior, you will sometimes, ask for ‘three steps;
the Herd Member(rogers) the world is a provable equation and a quantifiable set of variables… hello, autocorrect, my old friend, let’s listen to that again!”

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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

November 2, 2020 By clarkscottroger

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

So you got these three personality types, clarks(Outsiders), scotts(Predators) and rogers(Herd Members). And, because everyone else around this blog seems to be having fun, you’re willing to give this ‘Doctrine thing’ the benefit of the doubt.

What next?

This is a legitimate question. In fact, for the other two-thirds* of the Reader population, it, (this question), indicates a sincere desire to explore the use of our personality theory in the ‘real’ world.

Get out there and watch the interactions between your fellow planet-mates. We trust you’ve been doing your reading of posts, both current and archival, but just in case you’ve been falling behind, or simply giving this blog one more try**, lets go with a quick refresher.

The Wakefield Doctrine holds that there are three personality types, clarks, scotts and rogers. These three ‘types’ are markers for the character and nature of the relationship one maintains with the world around them. We all are born with the potential of each, but develop in the world of one and only one. Good news, (and sorry, rogers), since we never lose the potential of ‘the other two’, we can experience these other realities at various times and in a variety of circumstances, mostly under duress.

So how does that help you use the Wakefield Doctrine today as you make your way through classes at school, sitting in a doctor’s office, waiting for Godot or trying to buy the week’s groceries?

Pay attention to any and all interactions between people. And it will, without exception, be ‘between people, not among people’. One person and another. Now, you’re saying to yourself, you’re saying, “So, everything is a duet?” To this I say, “Take a penny, please! That is a most insightful way to express the observable ….err… expression of the Wakefield Doctrine!”

It’s always a duet. Even when there are five people.

Back in the day I might have gone on, at length, providing multiple examples of how interactions are, at their heart, always ‘a duet’. But not this morning. This morning, we will say, go out and watch the interactions, see for yourself. If you’re not directly involved, stand two-people away and watch. You will see, in order of visibility:

a scott enjoying themselves, seemingly sharing their insight and/or take on whatever the situation is, they will do so loudly enough that even you people two or three people away will feel all theatre-in-the-round, (Doctrine Tip: don’t leave before they are done, you risk becoming their next act);
a roger reminding everyone around them (and they will wait, they’re in no real hurry, if they are talking to one person they plan on it being passed along), they sound welcoming, inclusive and disarmingly friendly, don’t you wish you were that confident in public, (Doctrine Insight: with rogers, the person in ‘personable’ is always me;
a clark… keep your eyes (and ears) on the other person, the one who doesn’t fade in and out like an AM radio on a supersonic plane. they, the clark will be mumbling and slouching, but not running away. Watch for them to try to bring others into the situation, however, don’t let them see you looking, (not eye contact, no one but another clark is ephemeral enough to maintain eye contact with a clark) but if they spot you, you might find yourself playing the understudy,

Keep in mind, as you observe the world that we, all of us, relate ourselves to the world as Outsiders(clarks), Predators(scotts) or Herd Members(rogers).

…you’ll know each when you see/hear them.***

* without being obsessively. rogerian about the math, the accepted distribution of the three worldviews in the general population is: rogers: 66 (74, if someone attractive is asking) percent, scotts: 11 percent and clarks: 23 percent, or so

** interesting insight to the readership hereabouts, anyone returning a second time and reading to the end (yes, footnotes count) of a post is either a clark or a scott or a roger with a significant secondary clarklike aspect.

*** Doctrine Warning! Stay around reading long enough and you will see them, the clarks, scotts and rogers in your world. The thing is, you might not be able to not see them after this.

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Wednesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 21, 2020 By clarkscottroger

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

While I do have a Six Sentence Story to complete, I want to write one more ‘new Reader’ post. (That this decision warrants mention in the opening line is, I fear, more a reflection on how much I’ve ‘slowed down’ than of my busy writing schedule.) The thing about (writing) Wakefield Doctrine posts is that is still, at this point, eleven years and 2200 posts later, an activity that returns more than it takes.

Jael is our honorary ‘New Reader’ and, evidenced by her comments on the last two, three posts, she has the basic principles down enough to sense that this thing might not be a horrible addition to her reality. (As opposed to: folded-back-on-themselves-bobby-pins-constructed-by-6th-grade-scotts-to-use-on-classmates, overhearing-parental-discussions-of-which-relatives-would-get-which-child-without-hearing-they-were-talking-about-cousins-not-you and …dentist visits. lol)

I confess that in the last couple of days, as I run already-written ‘This is the Wakefield Doctrine’ posts through my mind, I’ve considered going into the archives and re-posting a couple of ‘the really good ones’. (Who’s a clark? lol) (This provides a hint at one of the ways we resist self-improving ourselfs, but that’d be a whole ‘nother post.)

The Wakefield Doctrine is more about the relationship of the individual to the world around them than it is about favorite colors, likes/dislikes, talents and weaknesses. That said, It does not hurt to read about the distinguishing characteristics of the three worldview, in fact, that’s where the fun is:

clarks(Outsider) born curious, clarks remain on the hunt for the new, novel and unknown for the entirety of their lives, they are looking for the facts/information/secret-handshake that clearly everyone around them was taught, clarks are the only one of the three to wake up in the morning with the sense that the world was out there and they needed to make their way carefully, lest they be discovered. clarks are the truly creative (of the three), which doesn’t help finish up the search for the missing piece, now does it? …limitless possibility can be a curse as much a blessing
scotts(Predator) to jump around our description of the three types, scotts are the easiest of the three to identify. never at rest, mercurial (think Joe Pesci in …well, in any movie), scotts are fearless and they are impulsive, as a result they tend to be heroes and the cause of 90% of the emergency room visits in your local hospital, scotts are confident to a fault and make excellent leaders… they may be wrong but they’re never uncertain and….and their eyes. Easiest way to spot this personality type in that they are never not paying attention, they are always aware of what and who is going on around them… try not to sneak up on them
roger(Herd Member) live in an orderly, if not neat world. In a sense, they are the opposite of clarks, they belong…. doesn’t matter to whom or what, they belong and that is the linch pin to their reality, they live in a world where there is a Right Way and a lot of other ways and it is their duty to discover and share the Right Way. The universe is quantifiable and that is the beauty of things, it all makes sense if you just appreciate the Rules. rogers make for excellent: accountants, scientists, lawyers (prosecutors not defense), chefs, over-bearing nannies and fire fighters

oh, yeah, a couple of other pointers about the Doctrine overall:

the Wakefield Doctrine is gender neutral. There are no special types simply because they are male or female
the Wakefield Doctrine is culture neutral (see the part above about how this is all about relationships)
there is something called ‘the Everything Rule’ which states ‘Everyone does everything, at one time or another’ reminding us that the three personality types are distinguished by how a thing/activity/interest/hobby manifests in an individual’s world, there’s no such thing as ‘thats something only clarks/scotts/rogers do’
the Wakefield Doctrine is for you, not them. The insights do not comprise club-shaped mirrors, (“Oh, honey? I found this personality quiz in the newspaper/on-a-site and they have you down to a T.” )
clarks think, scotts act and rogers feel
The Wakefield Doctrine is a remarkable perspective on the world and the people who make it up and, used with sufficient skill and diligence, you can know more about the other person than they know themselves. Yet, it is not a transferrable wisdom, aka you can’t use the Wakefield Doctrine to change another person.

Ok, enough for a Wednesday!

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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘of renewal and resuscitation’

October 5, 2020 By clarkscottroger

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

~~That, when I begin to type my standard intro-line (‘Welcome to…’) the WP autocorrects no matter what letters I use shouldn’t bother me; that, sometimes, I let it, should.~~

We could consider the role of ‘energy’ in the quality of our daily lives, and by ‘we’ I mean ‘me’ and by ‘consider’, I mostly mean, ‘the Reader reads’ and by ‘the Reader’, well, that where things get interesting.

After all, one of the beauty parts (as Lou Collins would’ve said) of this world of blogs and blogging is that we have all the benefits of companionship and friends and such that is available in the ‘real’ world, without the responsibility and emotional upkeep that the mundane requires of it’s participants.

‘Communication is the problem to the answer’ suggestive? Sure. A description of the goal of the Wakefield Doctrine? Kinda*

~~At the heart of the Wakefield Doctrine is the simple (but very difficult to acquire) power of perspective.~~

ok. enough of the ‘hey!! write one of those ‘oh-my-god-I-can’t-believe-you-made-that-connection’ posts that were the style here, back in the heyday** of the Wakefield Doctrine.

(This post is the result of a October 4th Resolution*** to write more, with the goal being of a certain clarklike characteristic to expend effort in a cart-horse manner. lol)

The Wakefield Doctrine is a perspective on life, the world and the people who make it up. Grounded in the notion that all of us are born to experience the world in one of three characteristic manners, as the Outsider(clarks), the Predator(scotts) or the Herd Member(rogers), this personality theory offers an opportunity to see the world as the other person is experiencing it. The key premise to this, ‘personality theory’, is that reality is, to small but perceivable degree, personal. What makes one’s reality personal is the character of the relationship between the individual and the surrounding world.

The Wakefield Doctrine maintains that the most useful, (and, fun), way to characterize the relationship is, as mentioned: Outsider, Predator and Herd Member.

For reasons not yet understood, we all settle into one of the three realities, (predominant worldviews), at a very early age. Although we never lose the capacity to experience the world as do ‘the other two’ we proceed to grow, age, mature and otherwise develop our style of interacting with the world in response to the character of our world. One might say, I have the perfect personality type, given the nature of the world I had to contend with as a child:

clarks growing up in a reality in which they are Outsiders, learn to avoid the spotlight, while at the same time, searching for the missing piece, the one bit of information they apparently lack, something that clearly, most everyone around them were taught, given how comfortable they all seem with each other… they all belong. Outsiders do not.
scotts live in the world of the Predator where life is threat and reward, pleasure and discomfit, win and lose, a simple life which does not provide a whole lotta time to reflect on the meaning of things that do not appear to be chasing you or are not running away,. Predators live for the day, not so much philosophy as strategy.
rogers are a part of a complete and wholly quantifiable world, growing up, the Herd Member does not spend time hiding from others or chasing others, rather they spend their time learning the ways of those closest, this learning is not a discovery of something new as it is practice of something, (a Way of Life) that is tried and true.

Thats all we have time for today. However, the effort has, for me, already been rewarded. (Besides the tuneage)

Hey! Tell your friends you’ve come across a really fun personality theroy.

* but not really

** thanks to our friends at etymonline for:

heyday (n.)
also hey-day, late 16c. as an exclamation, an alteration of heyda (1520s), an exclamation of playfulness, cheerfulness, or surprise, something like Modern English hurrah; apparently it is an extended form of the Middle English interjection hey or hei. Compare Dutch heidaar, Germann heida, Danish heida. Modern sense of “stage of greatest vigor” first recorded 1751 (perhaps from a notion that the word was high-day), and it altered the spelling.

*** yeah, I agree, doesn’t quite have the gravitas of ‘New Year’s Resolution’ but then, as the old trope would hold, ‘Its New Years Day somewhere, or, at least, sometime’