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July 16, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

Founded thirteen years ago, in 2003, in a thatched cottage on the banks of the River Worcestershire in County Glam on the outskirts of the Devonian Forest, the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop has been a positive force in the blogosphere. Whether people are aware of it or not. Simply taking the time to reflect on the previous seven, (or seventy or One thousand Six Hundred and seven), days automatically imparts an additional perspective on our lifes. And, if there is a secret-of-the-universe ready-made for a one minute commercial to interrupt your favorite youtube channel’s newest posts, it would be perspective. That’s all the Wakefield Doctrine its-own-self is, an additional perspective on the world around us and the people who make it up.

Meanwhile, here is our perspective on the people, places and/or things we are currently aware of being grateful for:

1) Una

2) Phyllis

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

5) alternate bloghops, i.e. the Unicorn Challenge (hosted by ceayr and jenne) (and the Doctrine’s contribution this week: ‘The Rain like Rust Drowns the World‘)

6) Last phase of the grass project (straw around the cottage)

7) the Wakefield Doctrine (redux)… we’ve all watched the movie clips we’ve posted over the years that illustrate one (or more) of the three predominant worldviews of the Doctrine: ‘I’m gonna get you Stewart‘ (a scott and a roger), ‘You’re not on my job‘ (a clark (DeNiro), a scott (Caruso) and a roger (Towles). Well, Friend of the Doctrine Nick has provided us with another resource in this aspect of learning the Wakefield Doctrine over at his new stomping grounds, the Rhythm Section with his most excellent piece on Moby.

8) something, something

9) new WAF¹

10) Secret Rule 1.3 [“…’cause if we didn’t have secret rules, then that kinda makes the whole Garden of Eden, ‘please, one thing only, just don’t (snicker, snicker) eat this Apple (chortling angels off stage-right.”]

1) waf: Weird-Assed-Flower

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RePrint Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 29, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

Holiday RePrint Post!

(if a picture ‘is worth a thousand words’ then a song ‘is like a story read by the author’)

Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘so lets start again, but this time with the basics established’

June 1, 2015

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

(no, I have no idea what this photo has to with, adds to or otherwise enhances your enjoyment of this here Post here… ask zoe, she knows of such things*) *but don’t expect an easy answer!

self-consciousness:: “…uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others” (www.merriam-webster.com)

clarks worry about what other people might think (of them)

rogers are concerned with how they appear (to the people around them)

scotts only care that they are noticed (by people…good bad…. not important)

Most clarks will describe themselves as being self-consciousness. In fact, as a rule, clarks will take the more committed position of assigning the description of ‘introvert’ to themselves, and, depending on the clark, there will be no small amount of pride in their assertion. Most people think of clarks as ‘the shy ones’. If, however, we accept the further definition of ‘self-consciousness’ as “A person with a chronic tendency toward self-consciousness may be shy or introverted. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-consciousness), we are not immediately dissuaded of this proposition. However, as we all know, a clark with a significant secondary scottian aspect will not suffer being ignored. (‘…a clark will avoid being the center of attention but will not tolerate being ignored.’)

But the lesson of today’s post is in the realm of ‘the everything Rule’ which states: any experience encountered by (any) one of the three personality types, can be experienced by ‘the other two’ and be exactly the same, …except different.
Self-consciousness is no exception. A roger is not concerned with what others think, (which implies the right to act in the manner being considered), because they are of the Herd. Any action, for a roger is, by definition, allowed. It’s all about ‘how well are they doing it, in the eyes of their peers’. That’s how self-consciousness manifests in the rogerian worldview.

scotts? nah… you all know about how they relate themselves to the world around them! (Hint: a scott alone in a room, isn’t).

Hey!! New Reader Alert and Helpful Hint:

Read about how the world looks to the three personality types. try looking around, using each…one will be ‘no way!’ discard that (worldview). Now try the other two… in different situations, one will seem to be ‘clearer’ more ‘comfortable’ that’s your predominant worldview! Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine!

…oh yeah, learning this thing? ‘you can’t get it wrong and you can’t break it!’

…ask anyone!

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Monday-RePrint -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 22, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

In keeping with recent conversations focused on the possibility that we have not been ‘keeping up’ with the changing demographics of Readers here, lets look for a really old post. Having written it, (we wrote all but a few guest posts), we’ll post it with notes on meaning. Then, we’ll wait for Readers to Comment, ‘Dude, we knew that!’ or ‘What the heck, you never told us that!’

…sorry, this is not such the basic, very early ‘this is the Wakefield Doctrine post’ but, everyone these days be sayin’ ‘video! only medium for the message, no matter what that message might be!’

From one of my roadtrips. (Rule of Roadtrips: when returning from a business trip, find someplace cool that, with judicious travel planning, can be visited while still getting home on the same day as a direct return.)

self-development, 3 personality types and the Wakefield Doctrine (oh yeah, damn almost forgot! Video Friiidaay!!!)

September 16, 2011

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

There will come a time, in the not too distant future, when people you know, will come up and say, “hey! I just heard about this Doctrine thing, and it’s supposed to be about personality types, but they have these hats and this guy travels around the world and takes these really strange videos and talks about rogers and clarks and scotts! Those are the names they have for 3 personality types…yeah…I know….but it’s true! they have pictures and charts and stuff and when I looked around at people here at school or at my job, there they were! Anyway, they said this Doctrine will help me change anything about myself that I want…and it’s true….”

…and that will be very cool, but you are here now and you are watching this thing of ours, and I am including you in the use of the word ‘ours’. With a Wakefield Doctrine hat (on your damn head) and a little patience you will be a part of the growth of the Doctrine. Of course, writing a Comment wouldn’t hurt either!
As we all know, to be a ‘personality theory/self-improvement tool’ ya gotta provide proof that it works! Alright, then take a look at these here videos here:*

Then on to the other Crossroads:**

…Tell me quick where I can get rid of these things!***

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* look at the geocoding of the location…damn Highway 61
** look up the legend of Robert Johnson and the Crossroads
*** ten bonus points on any future exam for knowing the name of the song these words are from without google

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 7, 2023 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.

Founded by the estranged first wife of C.S. Lewis’ long-time driver, Joe, the TToT has become one of the internet’s most enduring grat-blogs. What follows, while in no way intending to represent the sophistication, (and rationality), of most of the other participants in this ‘hop, is what we choose to cite for those people, places and things that elicit the psycho-emotional state of gratitude.

1) Una

2) Phyllis (if you look closely in the review mirror, you can see Phyllis). Why, yes, when the three of us go for a car ride Una always gets ‘shotgun’.

3) the Wakefield Doctrine (the implied ‘which’ in our fav Latin phrase: sine qua non (the ‘not’ being: everything internet)

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

5) the Zombie Christmas Project Chapter 7! (Matthew 6:30)

6) end of an interesting writing project/exercise in the form of a co-written Serial Six Sentence Story. An ‘adventure’ involving a new character (in the world of Ian Devereaux) and a long-standing character from Tom (‘Most-excellent Namer-of-characters and part-time chef at the Six Sentence Café & Bistro).

We wrote alternating ‘chapters’ with no effort to coordinate narrative or any other element other than location. We, both of us, claim membership and tenure in the school of ‘seat-of-the-pants’ writing. Tom’s concluding entry: Here Our concluding entry: Here. We both provide backlinks to make the entire story available, which surely enhances the read.

7) hey, you know how, at the end of some Marvel movies, they insert a scene that ties to the movie you just watched? Not really an outtake, more like a scene from the editing room floor? Well, after completing my part of the un-named serial story with Tom, I got to thinking about Rue DeNite and Rocco.

“Syrup?”

Rocco eye-browed the rack of little, squarish glass bottles of pancake syrup that, through the mitosis of condiments common in 4:00 am visits to the local IHOP, ended on his side the napkin dispenser.

“Nah, thanks,” Rue looked down at her plate of biology textbook-sized slices of French Toast, “I could use the ashtray.”

The restaurant was at the tail-end of a customer ebb tide, the forty-four minutes, in the course of a 24 hour day, when more people left than arrived. Never a problem distinguishing between those of the ebb from people of the flow. The former moved with the slow caution appropriate to the end of a day, particularly those for whom success (or failure) has not yet been validated. The latter had, for the most part, the faces of children entering the first grade in Catholic school.

“Hey, Rocco, thanks for, you know, back there.” Rue stared into her coffee mug, “I’m really sorry I fucked up,” giving up on seeing a credible future in the round mocha mirror, “I hate the idea of letting Lou down like this, what with that grammar guy making off with all that cash.”

‘Don’t worry about the money. Ain’t nothin’ in the grand scheme of things.” Rocco dabbed the corners of his mouth with a twice folded and thoroughly archaic cloth napkin.

“I’ll let you in on a little secret,” tucking the napkin just under the overhang of the china plate, at precisely the four o’clock position, he continued, “My boss, sorry, our boss, thinks more moves ahead than Boris-fuckin’-Spassky or, for you Z-Gens, whatever-fricken-acryonm the current AI product is being marketed under. As Lou’d say, “Don’t worry about nothin'”.

“Sure, I’m tryin’, but as soon as we get back from Miami; assuming I’m not in some landfill with my EZ Pass cancelled, I’m gonna put in for some vacation time.” her china mug created a two-beat accent as she put it down on the pink formica, “I’ve always wanted to visit merry ‘old England’.

Standing next to the end of the booth, right-hand extended, Rocco smiled in a way that gave Rue an idea for dance routine when she finally returned to the Bottom of the Sea Strip Club and Lounge.

“Did you go to Catholic School?” Rue shrugged into the overcoat that has body-guard-size too large as Rocco continued,

“Well I did. Don’t remember a lot, but I can spell the shit out words,” the woman at the cash register smiled at his reference to a form of punishment favored by certain orders of nuns,

“One passage from the Bible has stayed with me, I even remember the reference: Romans 12:19-21,

“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith…”

Rue felt a reflex grin form as she stepped into the early morning parking lot as Rocco’s voice increased in volume,

“…saith Lou Ceasare.”

8) something, something

9) hey, speaking of Friends of the Doctrine, Nick has a new gig (in addition to his regular blog*) as part of a group called ‘The Rhythm Section‘. You oughta go check it out. Tell ’em the Doctrine sent ya.

10) Secret Rule 1.3 from: the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules)

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Tuesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

April 25, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

…we were referencing the concept of secondary and tertiary aspects (in the Wakefield Doctrine).

Early on in this blog, the effects of ‘the other two’ aspects provided a proper answer to those who would ask, “Most of the time my son-in-law behaves in manner very much that conforming to the personality type of a clark. But then, not often, but frequently enough, he gets all sentimental and… well, like one of those rogers. You know, very social, quite analytical. So which is he?”

So the thing about secondary and tertiary aspects: we have the potential, but unlike that fact that we grow up and develop our social strategies and style of interacting with the world, a significant secondary (or tertiary) aspect is not inevitable. Especially to a noticeable level, evident in the person’s behavior.

There are some people who manifest their predominant worldview with no sign of a secondary or tertiary. Poster-people for the three predominant worldviews.

The thing about secondary aspect, (especially), is that they (the behavior, attitude, traits and social style that are a person’s response to a given personal reality, i.e. the Outsider(clarks), the Predator(scotts) or the Herd Member(rogers)) tend to manifest only at time of duress. In a bad spot, nothing the person does helps, emergency behavior. Just a flash of behavior that is in contrast to the person on a day-to-day basis.

There is also the case of a significant secondary aspect that is aroused by something within the person’s life that is of standout value. I am an example of that.

Running out of time.

here, read this:

Hey! wait! wait a minute!!

the second topic should be, ‘Fine!! I get there’s a secondary and tertiary aspect. But, by definition (and future RePrint post) the ‘other two’ may be difficult to distinguish from each other. How do we do that?”

“Enough of the theory!” the Wakefield Doctrine “…the real world, tell how it does us any good in the real world, holmes”

November 20, 2013

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

Alert Reader Denise writes:

“…Doctrine! It has provided me with much insight into rogers. In a nutshell: they will always be the ones to say no. They will do nothing to disturb the boundaries, the lines that frame their world. clarksneed to take notice of this. The sooner the better. I leave it in your hands, Clark, to explain to new readership the why. Maybe you need to write the answer in the form of a post.

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And since we are talking about rogers**

Our Friend Zoe says to us in a Comment, she says:

“… my new roger is settling in to his new environment a bit too well… coveting my office…I loan my office out readily without reservation, but he made it very clear by saying ” I want that office… when are you leaving?” and has left telltale signs of his usage… I may have a rogerian twist and be a clark at heart… but never piss off my scott.“

Sorry. The ‘damage’ is done.

Not to ‘baby-coat’¹ our assessment, but you are witnessing a roger challenging your membership in the herd. How is that possible, you ask? The frickin guy got there 20 minutes ago and he thinks that he can include himself in the group? ( you say with not a little emotion). What gives him the right to try that? If you are in possession of any of these thoughts, I hate to tell ya, but you have just painted yourself a lovely shade of blue². It is totally ‘too late’.

Not ‘too late’ to make things right, restore the proper balance, achieve an understanding among the players in this little drama…. just ‘too late’ to avoid a ‘conflict’ with the roger in your environment.

If he had perceived you as another roger or a scott he would have:

presented his credentials, not to meet your approval but to allow him to ‘tune himself to the herd’ (you know how the sound of cattle and herds of cows are often presented as a single ‘MOO’ ? well, I think our Progenitor roger will attest to the fact that what is heard as a single MOO is, in fact, comprised as a harmony among the members… your roger probably started with presenting some of his history to everyone he came into contact with…to hear the pitch of his new herd)

presented his ‘soft-underbelly’ if he thought you were a scott (at least, a predominant scottian female)… but this observation is moot, because in that particular tango, the woman leads… (at least initially and to the extent that the average person is able to see

So… now you have yourself a roger feeling like he can enhance his standing in the herd by making you appear more and more the Outsider. Remember, a dominance move by a roger, in contrast to that of a scott is never made ‘alone’. While he may appear to be addressing the matter of use of the office space to you directly, most of his efforts are actually directed to the others in your environment. rogers always work in the context of the group, the herd. It is this ‘contexting’ that rogers will base their strategy on, that and, be on the lookout for (him) invoking referential authority. ( Hey, I know you love your space..I respect that, but we were talking about how, with the practice growing we all need to work together more…”)

All kidding aside. you now have a problem that, interestingly enough, can be seen as a manifestation of the trap that would appear to an inherent aspect of the desire for self-improving oneself. You rightly know that you can ‘over-come’ this person’s attempt to reduce the quality of your personal work environment. But at what price? The Doctrine states that we all retain access to those two worldviews that are not our predominant worldview. In your case, (we hear you say), ‘ a clark with secondary rogerian and tertiary scottian aspects’. but…. but! here is where the conflict begins to manifest. (If) you are a clark, then your personal reality is that of the Outsider…which makes perfect sense given your situation. You can access your scottian aspect and inter-act with this roger as would a scott, and as we have already said, if this were a scott-on-roger thing, none of the the above would be happening. So, you can dominate the roger rather decidedly. But then what? Will you trade your predominant (clarklike) worldview for a victory in a single circumstance? Or… is there a way to reach an understanding with this person? unfortunately, the Wakefield Doctrine says ‘no’.

Well, sorta. We’re playing with the words now. clarks think, scotts act and rogers feel. So, if you want to reach an understanding, you are out of luck. That is not to say that there is nothing you can do, but it should not be thought of as an understanding.

Lets return to a strategy we have previously offered: ‘love your roger‘ This is still the preferred strategy, but it will require a bit more….finessing. Yes, you should ‘love your roger‘, but that does not mean (as is all too often the case with clarks), you must allow him to do as he wishes. But, to love your roger requires that you relate to him on an emotional basis… more than that! you must regard him on an emotional basis. We’re using italics here to convey the idea that, if you are able to know him completely on an emotional basis you will be relating to him as a member of the herd. That’s right! trade that lovely azure coat for a comforting wrap of brown and white spots!

(will continue later today…. )

Wait a minute!! If you haven’t seen it yet, watch the scott and roger…. everything is right there. (the roger looking to left and right for the herd that is his context, his invoking referential authority, his offering of emotional currency…his love).

1) a rogerian expression of sorts… a fascinating characteristic use of language found only in rogers…here, go to the page on rogers down towards the bottom

2) a reference to the description of a clark in the context of a group, or perhaps it would be more realistic to say, ‘a clark in contrast to a group’ in any event, the term ‘blue monkey’ is a remnant of grad school days when we learned of (or came to believe that we learned of) an experiment in which one young monkey was painted (more likely dyed) blue and returned to his troop, you can imagine the result. In the Wakefield Doctrine we use the blue monkey image several ways, as a symbol of the innate outsider-ness that clarks exhibit when in a social setting, and it is also used to refer to (a) clarks self-sabotaging by make an extra effort to ‘contrast their differences.