What is the definition of Linsanity?

A really nice thought around Jeremy Lin from Oyl, a former colleague at W+K and a brilliant writer. He perfectly captures power of sport

oylintokyo:

Linsanity is not Jeremy Lin.

Linsanity is not a nickname, meme or trending topic.
Linsanity is something much bigger:

Linsanity is unexpected human triumph.

Linsanity is the dream we all have that talent is more important than systems, politics, connections or The so-called Man.

Linsanity is when the establishment is profoundly shaken.

Linsanity is when Spike Lee and a grandmother in Pasadena start tweeting about the same thing.

Linsanity is when something really human happens in a previously very fabricated set of circumstances.

Linsanity is being crazy enough to take the opportunity in front of you.

Linsanity is a state of defying pressure and creating a new set of wildly unexpected expectations.

Linsanity is a little piece of imagination that tickles us when it spontaneously becomes real.

Linsanity is stranger than fiction.

Linsanity would be a cheesy unbelievable Hollywood movie.
But since it’s real, it’s inspiring and extraordinary.

Linsanity is the intersection of hyperbole and truth.

Linsanity is hope personified.

I hope there is no cure for our case of Linsanity.

Source: oylintokyo

February 17, 2012 8

The web is going to increasingly shape our world and consequently our daily lives. We can either sit on the sidelines and submissively assist those who are doing the shaping or we can take a more active role in creating the future we want. This year, thanks to a spike in demand, designers have a chance to actively nudge the world in any direction they like. It’s a huge opportunity with a tiny window. Let’s not let it pass by.

— Fictive Cameron stopped by our Design Management class with Zeldman the other night and gave very similar talk to this article and it was a big reason for me choosing the path that I did on my thesis. The web is continuing to shape our lives in ways that we never imagined, but that doesn’t mean that we necessarily need to spend more time staring at screens. The web affords an entirely new ways of organizing ourselves and our communities in the analog world. This is the direction that I want to continue to nudge the world.

February 12, 2012 0

The significance of baseball, more than other sports, lies in the very nature of the game—slow and spread out and rambling. It’s a game of history and memory, a kind of living archive.

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Don DeLillo, as interviewed by Rafe Bartholomew in Grantland (via fwriction)

Hey self. Keep going. You’re hunch is on to something great.

(via mightyflynn)