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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 20, 2024 By clarkscottroger

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

The purpose of this Post is…

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:

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
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
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:~~

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

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

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

you wanted to know why we call them ‘ass-headed aliens’?

* 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

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

April 6, 2024 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 bloghop (TToT).

Foundered in 1873 by L. Rogers (née Lewis) it is one of the premier examples of the blog genre: grat-blog. The theme, purpose, intent and ultimately, manifestation of it’s utility and value to each participant is the introspective appreciation of those elements extant in (the author’s) reality that engendered, progendered and holds up (to the mind’s eye): “This! See this person, are you aware of this thing?!?! What part of the world around you are you not appercieving the presence of the more than mundane!!??! What are you crazy/stupid/dumb?!?!*.

So lets get started! We have a driveway to shovel. (not really, but it is a beautiful early March day out there.)

1) Una

2) Phyllis

3) the Wakefield Doctrine ¹

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop Doctrine Pick-‘0-the Week: ‘Mystery and Adventure. It’s a Six‘ (by) Denise

5) the Unicorn Challenge ‘corn in the morn’ week Selection: ‘Here and Now‘ (by) jenne

6) Me’n Tom’s Serial Six Story ‘...of Heroes and the MisUnderstood’

7) (1) that footnote down there? (this kind of writing is emblematic of the driving force behind this here blog here and the three thousand plus posts (Shout-out to Nick for the emojicating the mention of how many of these frickin’ things they is). and, …and as demonstration that despite how minor my tertiary aspect might be, there is always the possibility of improvement. and this, in point of fact, is the goal of the (practice of) the Wakefield Doctrine: to maintain fully-developed predominant, secondary and tertiary aspects in dynamic balance.)

8) something, something

9) will survey the yard today (grat: don’t care if I’m spotted in the woods with a winter coat, knit watch cap and an axe (little project-ette: dig out a stump in the road to the cottage)

10) Secret Rule 1.3

* the Wakefield Doctrine’s ‘Everything Rule’ holds that all three personality types are capable of exhibiting less than admirable mental, physical and emotional states… (you were well on your way to getting the vibe from our cutaway, all italicized and such, right?) Well, for the three** here is how it is manifest:

clarks (the Outsider) ‘crazy’ example: ‘Sure, Miss. C. The ink has dried on your grad degree, you have several years of inconsequential work experience and now, through no fault of your own other than a tenacity that would shame a deliberately over-fed bulldog, you have a formal interview for the job you have dreamed of. Double down on the streaks of random hair-color, polish those jump-boots to a mirror shine that shows off the cosmetic metal-work that you’ve dotted your head with… oh, and don’t forget to be late!!‘ That is just crazy.
scotts (the Predator) ‘stupid’ example: ‘What? No, we don’t think that guy in the entrouage of suits touring the factory laughed at your joke. Of course it was funny. Why yes, even an investor looking to fund the owner’s desparate effort to keep the family-run place open for one more generation. Maybe he’s not in a good mood. No, driviing a forklift up to the group is not a demonstration of manufacturing skill they would be impressed by.’ That’s plain stupid.
rogers (the Herd Member) ‘dumb’ example: ‘OK, that is a valid point. Your date should appreciate the insight into the efficacy of how she does her job. Yeah, the one that earned her the SVP position. No doubt she would value your suggestion, because doing things right makes the man. Well, she might not know that inviting you up to her penthouse at the end of your first date might not be proper protocol or the fact that you know how business behavior begins and ends with…‘ Well, that was dumb.

** you totally have to ask about the rogerian reaction to our little appellation designating the Herd Member’s less than optimal state

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*due to the demography of out readership we will indulge in a repeat-within-the-week music vid

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Wednesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

April 3, 2024 By clarkscottroger

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

In the spirit of secondhand pentecostalism, here’s a post that, while lacking the sophistication and subtle humor of our contemporary ‘this is the Wakefield Doctrine’ posts, is imbued with the ‘don’t know what we don’t know’ enthusiasm of our earliest writing style. Besides, this is about an alternate perspective on the world, and, is not, in point of fact, ‘The’ or The best’ or any other variation on ‘The Answer’

The Wakefield Doctrine is… not the antithesis of ‘the True Answer’ but it is (the) ‘take-the-‘Member’ embroidery off and all ya gots is a windbreaker. ok, if you’re in a advantaged demographic, a ‘London Fog’.

The most telling deficiency of our presentation of the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers is, of course, our totally-weak, anemic, tertiary rogerian aspect. Like a deaf mute music fan hearing by vibrations only…. hey! that reminds me of a science fiction story from the before time… hold on

JG Ballard. ‘The Sound Sweep‘. (sorry no rights claimed. the guy was a monster, back in the Golden Age)

where were we?

oh yeah… the Wakefield Doctrine and the fun to be had. without the crowds.

Fun and productive is the way we describe our little personality theory from the very first year. ‘productive’ now that’s a word begging to be used as an example of ‘the Everything Rule’!

productive:

produce. (transitive) To yield, make or manufacture; to generate. (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.

ok! now the three predominant worldviews:

the Outsider (clarks) clearly the 2nd definition. ’cause if the true curse of a certain Apple is the ambition to provide for others additional knowledge (you thought it was limited to ‘Good and Evil’?!!) as a basis for justifying membership then… come on down! Parker Brothers! (longest tenure as publishers of ‘Trivial Pursuit’). Now can we join your little club?
the Predator (scotts) sure, you can look but don’t try to hold us to any rules… the fun of games is the same fun the cat has with the unfortunate mouse, stuck in the kitchen with no way out other than over the vast Plain of Lynoleum… running won’t help. Well, it does help with the comedic value
the Herd Member (rogers) you did see the word: ‘manufacture’ right? Not create. Not sell. Manufacture. Assemble parts in a uniform and consistent manner. Ladies and Gentlemen We have a Center! (of the Herd)

this should be getting clearer to you people by now

July 1, 2010

(Trying a ‘night-before’ Post. Has not worked in the past, but I am nothing if not insistent on ignoring the lessons of the past. Just because this approach has not yet worked, doesn’t mean that this is one not the charm.)

So let’s just get all Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers) on yer asses to start things off…seeing how we will no doubt hear from DownSpring glenn in the Comments section. By now he is starting to feel that this “restraint” that he believes is being imposed on him in terms of the Comments that are published are really, kinda, now-that-I-think-of-it really not fair and stupid and who do they think they are telling me that what I write is not in the interest of the Wakefield Doctrine. Huh?

I am writing this in the morning, not last night. Which means that this is sort of a continuation of the above, which was written last night, therefore I have started a blog the night before and that makes this a pre-written blog. Success. Can see from the the “Comment Scales” that we have quite a heavy load of words added to yesterday’s Post. And we do appreciate DownSpring glenn’s contribution to the Post and to the Doctrine. His position on the nature of change vis a’ vis scotts and clarks (and by inference rogers) is well taken and like everything else found on these pages contributes to the advancement of the Wakefield Doctrine. Rather than continue the debate on the merits of change/self-improvement in the individual, let’s try to find another aspect of the Doctrine and see if the issue comes up, that way we might find other points of contention. Or better yet let’s simply ask the Question:

What is the value of the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)?

“the Wakefield Doctrine is a unique, fun and productive tool for understanding the behavior of others. Using the (viewpoint) of the Wakefield Doctrine we can look at the people in our lives, at home, at work, at school and at play and know why they do the things that they do“.

Ok that is a good description of what the Doctrine is intended to be. So what is there to discuss? Should anyone want to understand others? Is the state of our understanding of others to be considered complete as it is, with any further learning deemed a complete waste of time? Is there room for one more theory of personality, albeit a fairly homemade/anecdotal/inferential/non-empirical collection of observations as is the Doctrine?

I bet it is all about how each of the three look at this thing, if a clark sees a different use in all these words from a scott who has a totally different opinion of (it’s) utility than does the roger, is that not proof the Wakefield Doctrine is to some degree a unique, productive and fun way to look at the behavior of others?
And since none of us reading and/or writing in these pages is a “real” clark, scott or roger, it falls to us to offer our perspective on what good this thing is and how would it be improved so that more and more people could benefit from it.

That is, unless everyone is already all they should be so that if anyone does not already read the Wakefield Doctrine, they should not start and conversly anyone currently reading cannot ever stop reading it. Or something like that.

But hey we ain’t no fuddy duddy life forms looking to enhance our curicula vitae by writing Posts and/or Comments, is we? So let’s have some fun here folks!

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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

April 1, 2024 By clarkscottroger

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

Full Disclosure: starting some posts on Sunday afternoon. You know, the boiler plate intro stuff. Lots of writing this week, after last week’s stumble (due to a slight case of Dengue fever. lol)

So: continuation of the Serial Six ‘of Heroes and the MisUnderstood’ (co-written with Tom), at least a couple of ‘This is the Wakefield Doctrine’ posts, a return to the Unicorn Challenge (hosted by jenne and ceayr) and, finally the first TToT of the 2nd Q of the 224th Year of the New Order (‘Ordinal Novena’).

aiightt?

First up, RePrint!

(eeee doggies! lookie here, Uncle Jed! Not only found a 1st of Apricots post, but the one that marked our only foray into the blog-o-Herd! the 31 Day Writing Challenge!! (I believe Friend of the Doctrine Kristi is participating this year… be sure to go over to her blog and show her some support)

on with the RePrint

Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘one dress rehearsal, a day off and we be so ready for them alphabet mfers’

March 30, 2015

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

Lets see:

donate to wikipedia? ✔
youtube updated and standing by? ✔
online dictionary?? cheque!

comic sans font… when brow gets too high?… well, of course! er ✔

images from 5 years of Posts…. illustrating, emphasizing… bizarre innuendae ?? yahtzee!

‘kay, looks like I’m all ready to take on those rogers of regimented rhetoric, the fabulous A-to-Zers… the Blog Hopping Challenge of all time. April 1st through the 31st … alphabet?! we got ya alphabet right here!

(shit! the alphabet, that will be easy enough, I can always go look at Kristi or Z or Val’s Posts… now the theme itself… I better review the Doctrine, lets see:

perspective on the world around us…

personal reality/worldviews

three personality types

clarks, scotts and rogers

(ok… 21 more to go)

‘the everything Rule’…

three types,

one predominant with two as potential. secondary and tertiary aspects.

know the other person better than they know themselves,

infer how a person is ‘relating themselves to the world around them’,

off-color jokes (?!), (off-color jokes?! what the hell kind of alphabet category is that?!)

simple: the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers) is a perspective on human behavior, a way to see the actions and reactions (and interactions) of the people who make up our lives, in a way that not only provides us with insight, but is (also) quite amusing, without being mean or off-putting. As a ‘lens’, the Wakefield Doctrine provides us with a glimpse into the world of ‘the other person’. Predicated on two simple ideas: a) there are three characteristic worldviews (i.e. personal realities), and that, although we have the capacity to live in any of the three, we all settle into one, at a very early age and 2) our personality type is simply a reflection of the reality that we grew up, developed in and are currently experiencing, and 3) if we understand the nature and character of each of the three worldviews and we infer how the other person is relating themselves to the world around them, we can be in a position to see the world as they are experiencing it. This can only mean that we will come closer to understanding the other person. In fact, with practice and determination, it is quite possible to know more about the other person than they know about themselves.

As a benefit, of the practice of, seeing the world as they are experiencing it, you need hear yourself say, “How could they go and do such a thing/say such a thing? I really thought I knew them better than that!” A further benefit of the study and application of the principles of the Wakefield Doctrine is the realization that how we relate ourselves to the world around us, (as would the Outsider/clark, the Predator/scott or the Herd Member/roger) is at the heart of the give and take, the problems and conflicts, the joy and passion that manifests itself in the unfolding of our everyday life.
By knowing that my world is of a certain character I am better able to understand how I contribute, not only to actions and reactions with people throughout my day, but to the nature and quality of those actions and interactions. Rather than giving us cause to say, ‘well, it’s them! they’re the ones being unreasonable!’ we now are in a position to, (be able to), accept that how I relate myself to the world around me today plays a totally significant role in how the people around me act…and react….and annoy the hell out of me…and are so attractive…. and stubborn. Although sounding very self-centered and egotistical, there is, within the Wakefield Doctrine, an inherent responsibility to understand the other person which, in turn, conveys a freedom (from our own limitations).

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

March 31, 2024 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.

(wait, gif in Grats 1-2 Secret Rule of 1 photo = 1,000. 1 gif = priceless)

1) Una

2) Phyllis

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop. This week’s Six Pix: ‘Playground Memories‘ by Mimi

5) the Unicorn Challenge bloghop. The first Select ‘corn of the week: ‘As time goes’ by Margaret

6) weather and rain the positive side: all of a sudden the lawn has gone from beige to green(ish)

7) finally shaking off the cold we’ve had these last couple ‘a week.

8) something, something

9) this here virtual world, here. there’s no way in the multiverse we could have encountered so many individuals of like spirit if we simply walked the earth in search of a creative person. all here in the ‘sphere, totally unearned benefit of surviving into the 21st C

10) Secret Rule 1.3

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