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Week’s Wrap Up -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 2, 2026 By clarkscottroger 6 Comments

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It all depends on the source of your hope.

Our Bible study group tonight was talking about our Scottian female member and one noted if she sits on the couch, it only seats two instead of three because she seems to take up more space, not physically but presence wise. Someone else overheard this and noted she takes up the whole room, and she really does, and we love her and wouldn’t have her any other way.

I concur. Love the sense of a person with presence. scotts do that quite naturally.

Frank (on the Second Six of the week)

Nice phrase: “time-clogged senses”

Also, nice tale of crossing the river to the other shore.

Frank, hold that thought! Actually, hold both those thoughts. (Reader: our correspondent, Frank, has a remarkable proclivity for anticipating lines of thought/story narrative/wild supposition that is rather curious. In this case, he has hit upon a new project of ours. The telltale? Citing: “time-clogged senses’. (As Vincent Vega says, ‘To be continued…’)

Finally, Misky (Warning! Warning! Craino-over-sufficiency Danger Will Robinson!) To the Second Six.

That is an amazing piece of writing. Well done.

Thank you. (One of the better rogerian expressions is also one of the oldest. meant to reference a state of not-entirely unpleasant states of self-consciousness and is quite apt to my initial reaction to her compliment: ‘My head swelled-up and my face fell.’ (ikr? ya can’t make this shit up).

oh..kay!. we’ve reached the limit of both our desire to increase the capacity to feel further development of our tertiary rogerian aspect.*

Time to get ready for the final Doctrine post of the week, the TToT.

You, (inferred Readers and slow-to-click-away wanderers), are invited to stop in this weekend. The TToT (Ten Things of Thankful) is a gratitude bloghop with a difference. It’s fun, challenging and worth your time to check out.

Hell, if you like the idea of linking your own list of ten(ish) things that’ve incited the experience of gratitude but are concerned with it being too much, the Doctrine’ll spot you two Grats… (to get ya started)…inquire within. some restrictions may apply, nothing bad.

*New (and newish) Readers: While we, all of us, develop our ‘personality type’ from coping with one of three personal realities, (the Outsider, the Predator and the Herd Member), we never completely lose the capacity to ‘see’ the world(s) of ‘the other two’. They, (the non-predominant worldviews), can have an effect/influence on our lifes. Using myself, (your Curator), as an example: I am a clark (predominant worldview of the Outsider) with a strong secondary scottian aspect and a weak tertiary rogerian aspect. As such, in certain situations, (oh, we don’t know…say writing a blog), we can be all kinds of direct and aggressive and ‘Hey! You! Read this!!’ That is the ‘benefit’ of a secondary scottian aspect. Our tertiary aspect, that of the Herd Member…more of a work in (reluctant) process. The inclusion of Misky’s compliment is totally at odds with my predominant worldview. But, hey, no pain no gain, right binyons?

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Whensday, Whensday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

September 30, 2026 By clarkscottroger 5 Comments

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

Ah! Wednesday!

Resonating the attitude of the sullen member of grammar school society who sufficiently ingratiates themselves to the teacher and are selected to ‘watch the class’ for the occasional hypo-teacher mornings/afternoons.

It is said, ‘Pride goeth before the fall’ Sure, true enough,

What they don’t say is ‘Hope lights the path right up to the cliff’s edge.’

What does this have to do with either ‘the Wakefield Doctrine’ or Whenaday?

Don’t tell anyone, but it’s kind of an unintended* test for new Readers.

We often wonder, (as recommended in books about how to research the market for your new book), about those who come to this blog and stay around.

Couple of quick and easy assumptions about the more recidivist among you out there:

you’re a clark (and theyfore ‘get it’ right out of the gate)
more than that, there are some (visitors) who are exceptional. not only in absorbing the principles of this thing but are able to extrapolate further insights afforded by this alternative perspective on the world around us and the people who make it up… like Cynthia, Lizzi (yep! the founderess of the TToT), Denise and Mimi
while not everyone brushing up against a Wakefield Doctrine post, (on a boring day), is a clark. after all, besides the Outsiders (clarks) the world is populated by Predators (scotts) and Herd Members (rogers). thing of it is, we can say with confidence that those who visit (and don’t immediately click away) have what we refer to as a significant secondary clarklike aspect**
we ended up (back in the early days) asserting that those who find the Wakefield Doctrine interesting and/or fun are those with an active curiosity and a pretty-damn solid confidence in their own intellects

done for today

Tomorrow is Six Sentence Story bloghop day. Hosted by Denise, its a fun and challenging writing-prompt ‘hop

Stop in… tell ’em the Doctrine sent ya

* reg’lar Readers be all, ‘Yeah, like this is planned and you had this thesis in mind before the typety-typing started’

** ok, ok! cheatsheet version: the relationship you establish (as the youngest of humans) with the world is the context in which you develop your personality (social strategies and such). If the character of your personal reality is that of Outsider…guess what what personality type you are? lol etc. Only one predominant worldview per person per life. We do retain a certain potential, predilection for ‘the other two’ and sometimes they can exert an influence on a person’s life hence the secondary clarklike aspect in (some) scotts and rogers.

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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

September 28, 2026 By clarkscottroger 6 Comments

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

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Of late, we’re seeing any number of new visitors to the Doctrine. This is good.

ed. we were talking on this week’s Saturday Night Call-in with Cynthia and Denise. If you’re a clark (or suspect you might be) check it out on the landing page. There’s a number to call (and a passcode) and we are there, though sometimes a bit on the late side. This is not to say you need to be a clark or even, for that matter, know which of the three ‘personality types’ you are. If you feel up for a bit of telephonic socializing, give us a call.

So this Saturday we talked briefly of the extraordinary benefit of encountering other (clarks). And, how, in the early days there were some who, like totally got the Doctrine from their first encounter. Lizzi and Cynthia came to mind. Both not only immediately ‘got it’ but were then able to extrapolate the rest, i.e. characteristics of each of the three predominant worldviews. (In this weekend’s discussion), we considered the likelihood of one (such L and C) having significant secondary scottian aspects.

All in all a fun discussion.

As promised a brief exegesis (lol sacred and profane) of the Wakefield Doctrine

here ya go.

three personality types (‘predominant worldviews’) clarks (Outsiders), scotts (Predators) and rogers (Herd Members). one each (for life). Age, gender and culture neutral. each type reflects one’s relationship with the world around you (and the people who make it up). Read the descriptions of the three. Look around you as you imagine how each would view the scene. clarks think, scotts act and rogers feel. Do not worry, you can’t get it wrong. It’s fun and useful. (What else do we hope for in secrets of life, the universe and knowing what to do next?)

like the bag of dirty laundry brought home from the dorm, the Wakefield Doctrine (evidence of good times and bad, it’s just kinda hard to tell ’em apart)

October 20, 2012

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

Here’s the Weekend Buzz:

there is college football on TV which allows for: scotts to bet money, rogers to ignore (unless they went to school there) and for clarks to watch and wish they were young again (as if that would make any difference)

there is a day of household chores to catch up on: the clarks tackling the work in a focused, organized way intended to get enough done by noon to justify blowing the rest off to do something fun in the afternoon, the scotts will be busy helping the neighbors re-sod a half acre of lawn and somehow manage to borrow 2 major power tools and the rogers will, in a calculated and ritualistic manner that would put a Zen monk to shame, do their chores (not your chores, my chores! stop looking at me…these are my chores!)

there is food shopping to be done, which means: the roger will shop, the scott and/or the clark will be left home because they will always forget to buy vegetable oil, enough flour or paper tools

there are ‘errands to run’ which means: the clark will do it very efficiently, unless there is a bookstore or a scottian proprietor at any of the stops on the list, the scott? well seeing how your plans for the evening don’t require leaving the house any earlier than 8, plan on your ‘where-the-hell-are-you?’ call for about 7:30 and the roger will have completed the task list early (and efficiently) and can be found in the laundry/garage/kitchen putting the finishing touches on their hobby/craft

going out for the evening: clarks…hey! clarks you will know people there! it will be interesting, they’re not just my friends! scotts will be ready and they will enjoy themselves and you will be able find the perfect matching lead to make you the most perfectly dressed couple at the party! and rogers? they look forward to parties the way that clarks look forward to the moments before sleep when they are truly exhausted

and….and for those of you who have a certain, je ne sais quoi* and believe that weekends are the launching pad, the starting line, the behind the curtain, the mezzanine, the delivery room, (the) kindergarten to a happy life and satisfying relationships, you know the phone number and passcode (Wakefield Doctrine Saturday Night Drive Call-in 8:00 pm EDT ~~218-339-0422~~ (605) 475-2200 ~~512103#~~ 6660467 so call us if:

you are at the bar and she seems to be interested in talking to you, but you’re not quite sure (and therefore you are so a clark)

you really are looking for your spouse at the crowded party, but this other person just won’t leave you alone ( roger…you brought this on yourself)

you truly believe that all you were doing was enjoying a conversation with…well, with all of them and no, you don’t think anything was inappropriate… (scott, scott, scott! how many times do we need to tell you? your ‘other half’ does not get the thrill of the hunt, the killing of the prey… sorry, but call us, we’ll tell you what to say!)

oh yeah, personal invite out to Cyndi! Cyndi is someone we met this week on ‘the internets’ and she has a rather good blog! Called pictmillitude (hope I have the format of the name correct) and it has some photos that will, as old and absent friends would have said, ‘knock yer socks off’ go, read, look and enjoy.

* lol we know! but it’s French!

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Friday -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘weekend wrap-up’

September 25, 2026 By clarkscottroger 4 Comments

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

Not to squander Grats (lol*) but shout-out to Mimi an Frank, Misky and Reelika for commentationing that provided an evolving context for presenting the principles of the Wakefield Doctrinem as well as shining a bit of light on the potential paths forward for both our current Serial Sixes.

running way, way, way behind on today’s post.

The Wakefield Doctrine is an additional perspective on the world around us (and the people who make it up). The three ‘personality types’ are representations of the character of one’s relationship to the world. These are established at the earliest stages of life and they, (the personality types), are manifestations of the individual’s development, given the world as they experience it. The three types are: clarks (the Outsider), scotts (the Predator) and rogers (the Herd Members) and are with us for life.

With the insights available from being able to determine another person’s characteristic relationship (with Life) we are able to better see the world as another person is experiencing it.

Each of the three types, referred to as ‘predominant worldviews’ have a character distinct from the other two. None hold exclusive domain over any skills, habits, insights, strengths or weaknesses.

The Wakefield Doctrine is gender and culture neutral.

The insights from studying and applying the principles of the Doctrine can be helpful if we are inclined to try to better understand ourselfs. They are also totally fun when trying to understand other people.

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Wdnesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

September 23, 2026 By clarkscottroger 4 Comments

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

Hey! Remind us Friday that we have a ‘Grat’* manifesting in the form of two astute Readers. (yeah, we never tire of the high school metaphor**) but, even in an AP Level Doctrine post, they stand out. In this case, following yesterday’s post.

Frank:

It sounds like clarks, scotts and rogers are three different ways to be awful.

Mimi:

Yes, heartless is a good way to put it, which is why you have to put the brakes on it early and look for the better way to respond.

Our Reply(s), unsurprisingly, were couched in terms of the Everything Rule, to wit: while the state, (of mind/emotion/being), used as a ‘standard’ the variance in the adjectives is a fricken text book illustration of 1) the difference in the three realities (well, duh) and b) to provide a context for one of the key concepts in this here personality theory here.

manifest v. to make real, to give form to something incorporeal, a subjective (thought) made objective (concrete)

you get it, right?

We all live in a common reality. How we perceive (and subsequently respond) is, for the Doctrine, one of three ways:

as a clark (Outsider) when the topic is anger, what they say (about clarks) ‘It’s when they get very quiet that you need to be worried.’
a scott (Predator) is easy, like, there it is! damn they upset… whoeee! The thing about scotts is/are for all of the pyrotechnics, it’s usually a squall not a climate change… scotts get mad kinda quickly but it passes and there is not a lot of carry over
rogers (the Herd Member) they get angry and it’s always personal. (the anger, not necessarily the trigger for this reaction)