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Wednesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

July 1, 2026 By clarkscottroger 4 Comments

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

We’re continuing our analysis of the scenario provided by Misky that served as rhetorical hors d’oeuvre in Monday’s post. Our correspondent from across the Atlantic Sea subsequently offered a further clarification of the situation as she recalls experiencing it:

I’ve rarely if ever felt hostility at someone else’s lack of attention to detail.

What say we crank up the gain on the ‘Is this a real person or a skilled Unreliable Narrator fielding these questments or what?’

At the top of this post is a photo of your Humble Curator and the late Bernadine Thomas. She was a friend who happened to be a scott with a very significant clarklike aspect.Below is an account of a real(ish) life interaction with her.

So I was talking to Bernadine one day. About the Doctrine, of course.

We’d been fortunate that way. Bernadine had such a significant secondary clarklike aspect, that she was extrapolating the principles and citing examples of how clarks, scotts and rogers manifested their individual predominant worldview. And was, almost always, correct*.

So we asked her the question:

“So Bernadine, we get that you’re always doing that ranking thing. As a fundamental element (in our behavioral metaphor of your people) you never stop challenging others for evidence of ranking. Like any pack animal.”

(ed. My exposition was briefly interrupted by an outburst of laughter from my friend…along with an arched eyebrow accent on ‘You people’)

We attempted to continue and restore the order to my interrogative but we both were too busy laughing. Finally, with proper decorum restored, we continued:

“No, yeah, wait! I”m serious. What happens when you encounter someone, do your metaphorical ‘push on the shoulder’ challenge and you’re not dominant over them, doesn’t that bum you out?”

Bernadine laughed, (she was gifted with that kind of humor/ laughter that made you want to always have something funny to say to her. Nothing but joy and celebration of life and ‘the here and now’).

Finally, she continued, “No! You idiot! (laugh without the slightest hint of malice or meanness) Of course not! I do it, this thing the Doctrine calls ranking for the same reason any pack animal does. To establish what you’d refer to as relative social order. It’s got nothing whatsoever to do with how I feel about myself.”

* ok, who was that, “Yeah, like that ever matters to a scott??’ True. But not in the manner you think.

ok. Don’t forget! Tonight is Six Sentence Story bloghop Eve. Denise is expecting you to show up early.

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Threesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

June 30, 2026 By clarkscottroger 3 Comments

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

As promised in yesterday’s Reader’s Suggested Topic Doctrine Post.

In that post, we asserted, “The shortest path to determining one’s predominant worldview is to interact with them in real time. First of all, the eyes…”

So while we are unable to travel to Manchester, England, England (across the Atlantic Sea) we offer the next best thing: movie scenes!

Show don’t tell, binyons!

We do want to offer a Language Advisory before rolling the footage.

While no longer as scandalous and/or offensive as some words once were, we are, after all, dealing with scotts.

(lol… no, Misky, we know that this doesn’t imply that you’re not a ‘real’ scott. Frank, if you’re in a public(ish) place or, god-forbid in the company of friends and fambly, ya might want to go ahead and mute the sound and think, ‘the Everything Rule’ is a Rule, not a Law and P? Take Notes. (And, in answer to your follow-up question to your questions to yourself, ‘Why can’t an actor be the same Doctrine personality type as the roles they play? Have fun with it. You can’t get this thing wrong, it’s a universal truth.’)

Probably should wait for Qs until after y’all have had a chance to viddy the clips.

Show of the three predominant worldviews. In a pairing of:

scott/roger

clark/scott

(and finally)

a clark and a scott (and a roger)

What?

No, in this case, i.e. matching the captioned predominant worldviews to the character in the video, there is such a thing as ‘getting it wrong’. Everyone, except the random visitor clicking into the Doctrine by accident, will be graded on their answers. (Totally optional to Comment, ‘a course.)

but, best not get it wrong.

Do have fun! If you haven’t seen these clips before, we’re excited for you. You can just imagine the joy and delight your humble Curator felt when first viewing these. (‘specially the the second clip. DeNiro’s voiceover! We were, omg! Have Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese been secretly visiting the Wakefield Doctrine??!?! )

lol

Filed Under: Featured, Psychology, the Wakefield Doctrine Tagged With: relationships, the Wakefield Doctrine, Understanding Human Behavior

Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

June 29, 2026 By clarkscottroger 8 Comments

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

From Faithful(ish) Correspondent Misky:

I require assistance in ascertaining which of the three this person might be. Here’s the scene: It’s 36C/97F, and I’ve waited 3 weeks for a new licence plate for my electric car (EVs have a green strip on the plate because we’re allowed to drive into cities without paying tolls). The first plates were lost by Royal Mail. The next set arrived on Tuesday, and so I drove to the dealership to have them fitted (holes drilled; screwed into the bumper; etc). The young man, not willing to work in the heat any longer than necessary, I assume, forgot the steel knobs required so the screws don’t rust. And then I discovered that he’d not removed the plastic protective film on the plates. I rang up the dealership and said, “It’s hot. I’m grumpy. And this doesn’t make me less grumpy. I’m driving to you as I speak, so you can fix this.”

Which of the personality types are happy to do a half-arsed job and consider it as a bloody job well done?

Thank you Misky.

Readers? To start us off, here is our (first) response to Misky (in a Comment/Reply)

the Wakefield Doctrine is for you, not them.

ed. as to the core question: which of the three would be ‘happy to do a half-arsed job and consider it as a bloody job well done?’

(come on…you know this one!)

All three of them.

The ‘answer’ to our Correspondent’s question is to be found in how they relate to her (if such a meeting might be arranged). They will reveal their predominant worldview by how they ‘defend’ their work.

(Hint: one will laugh, another will have a reasonable explanation for how, given circumstances beyond their control, it was not their fault and the last might simply apologize. But… (some of you are insisting) the question is ‘which personality type would not be concerned with the quality of work, insisting it was sufficient’.)

(Two word Hint: the Everything Rule. And, this is not quite what at least 2/3s of you are thinking it is. The inference pertinent to our discussion, not the actual Everything Rule, that is)

The actual and most productive answer to what sounds like Misky’s conundrum is: we can’t tell at this kind of distance. Were we there, at the dealership, it might be otherwise. “Wot? I was just about to enjoy a cuppa of Grey. And a scone, absolutely scrummy, they are. pip pip”

The shortest path to determining one’s predominant worldview is to interact with them in real time. First of all, the eyes:

direct stare in return, (not necessarily hostile, but way not shy) maybe a disarming laugh; non-direct, constantly looking at anyone observers, or,
failing that poster on the wall ‘The Customer is always Right (pip pip) or even
subtle, but minimal eye contact but not shifty, and clearly not defensive or even critical other than to glance to the lower left, then up (NP fans will concur)

With a proper depth of understanding of the three relationships (with the world around them) of the Wakefield Doctrine, one can identify their personality type. And…and most germane to our discussion, by doing so successfully, be in a position to know more about our wayward mechanic than they know about theyselfs.

There is a saying in the field of ‘Decorative Word Arrangement and Proper Story-Setting’ that suggests the author ‘Show, Don’t Tell’.

Tune in tomorrow and we will.

(Question and criticisms in Comments below. (pip pip) And remember! “There are no stupid questions. Only your questions.”*

* a joke lol, come on! ya got to have fun with this thing! besides 1.5 percent of Readers know it’s funny. …and an automative 15 points deducted for not

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

June 27, 2026 By clarkscottroger 13 Comments

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

This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop. Each week, bloggers are invited to join this exercise in the study and cultivation of one’s innate capacity to experience the psycho-emotional state of gratitude. It’s not for the faint of heart. Do not, we repeat, do not read further unless you’re willing to see things differently. ’nuff said.

Below is our list of Ten Things of Thankful for this week in June, 2089

1) Phyllis

2) Una

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story blohop

5) the Six Sentence Café & Bistro an imaginary Café in the virtual world frequented by fictional characters… sorta like Rick’s Café Américain in that old movie ‘cept no Nazis, easier to get to and populated with more creative and attractive ‘people’. While a description of the physical plant (and location) is well-documented in these pages (mostly in Comments) the thing about the Café is its perseverance, persistence and consistency. Write you a visit (aka a walk-on) and anything goes. The beauty part is a) you don’t need to spend much time on establishing location and 2) you won’t be alone.

ok, you twisted our arm(s)

The building is in an under-redeveloped section of a mid-sized city. Granite, brick and cast iron are the predominant building materials.

From a somewhat busy thoroughfare in the nearest medium-sized city, look for the side street where the last-remaining cobbler has a shop, (next to a seamstress with a sign in the window ‘Wedding Gowns on Consignment). Continue walking until you come to a lane (sidewalks now reduced to one side of the street only) and the buildings are growing larger, emptier and made of granite and brick instead of glass, steel and indifference. The road you’re on seems to broaden (as much to the empty lots of a once thriving industrial area of the city) and up on the left is a lane where the sidewalks are somehow cleaner, less pink-bubblegum splotched.

The Six Sentence Café & Bistro is in a building, (former textile mile if you must know)… non-descript but clearly well-kept amidst hulks, shells and remnants of the discarded infrastructure of a long-gone industrial engine.

6) update on ongoing landscaping project

7) fricken rabbits which is not quite the issue. these are Millennial rabbits… carefree, running around on the lawn at all hours and totally without fear of predators (two legs or four) seriously, when we go out to chase them away from the front of the house (where a Husky is literally bouncing off the picture windows) they’ll like sit there until you get within arms length. they just don’t care!

8) historical Grat roadtrips as evidenced in the photo at the top of page back in 2010 or ’11 or so we did yearly trips to Salt Lake City for a business convention. This photo is of us at Meteor Crater in Arizona. (And yeah, we continued down Rt 40 and stood on a certain corner. Hint in music vids)

9) something, something

10) Secret Rule 1.3

music vid

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Firdya -the Wakefield Doctrine-

June 26, 2026 By clarkscottroger 9 Comments

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

As much as we enjoy the teacher-out-of-the-room chaos and creativity of Denise’s Six Sentence Story bloghop, (see 1 below for links to the really fun ones), there is a time for fun and a time for study. Specifically: Thursday for creative fiction mayhem, Saturday for reflection (the TToT) and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday reserved for learning how to use the insights/perspectives of the Doctrine in a responsible, productive and mature manner.

So, to close the week, a quick Review:

Monday: a lament for the impermanency of Summer, though, in our defense, we tried (with only moderate success) to goad Misky into casting herself as the Tempter (the one with the ‘Welcome to the Neighborhood Garden’ fruit basket) but, alas, she still wears some of the manacles of maturity… (no, not that kind! lol)
Tuesday: a RePrint with a slight bias to the Outsider (clark) predominant worldview; to his credit, Frank remembered (in his Comment) the Secret Word of the week (which was achronologic. the quality of time being freed from the bonds of linearity. in the context of Tuesday’s main thesis rogers move through Time without regard to, like, ‘Dude! that happened fifty years ago. I’ve changed. You’ve changed. Yet here you are regarding me as a person who is defined by an event so many years ago,” …. you know, like that.
Wednesday:which no one was paying an excess of attention to, being Six Eve. But we did have fun.

Everyone seemed to get something from our dive into a more catholic² study of the principles of our little personality theory. So do your reading. Practice seeing through the eyes of ‘the other two’. And…and! don’t forget. When, out and about the world today, you observe another who is of your predominant worldview and they do something crazy/stupid/dumb or heartless/cruel/mean, do not look away. Embrace the ‘But for the Wakefield Doctrine go I’. This is not absolution nor ‘hey, you’re not like that‘. This is the work part. If you want to self-improve yourself, knowing your self is the key. As difficult as that is.

Come see us on the Weekend for our TToT.

so, there is one colaborative Serial Six and one, more or less, independent Serial Six. The first is, (at the moment), taking place at the Six Sentence Café & Bistro. This SSC&B is an imaginary location in the virtual world. It has the very useful quality of having a consistent character (mainfloor har and entertainment, kitchen, Manager’s office all of what you’d expect of an old mill building, in the center of section of a small city that was once the industrial engine but has since fallen into late-stage irrelevancy). The current storyline was initiated by Chris and immediately sparked the enthusiastic attention (and participation) of a number of writers of no small caliber. Currently: Mimi, Denise, Frank, newcomer Reelika and, in a subtle re-imagining of Marlin Perkins, Nick. It’s a fun (and challenging as writers) ‘live’ fictional jam. But! today is Friday yo.
in the original use/context of the word ‘universally accepted‘ ….ish

What? Some Lyle to take us towards the weekend? Hell yeah!