My New Project
Uncategorized November 7th. 2012, 9:39pm
Max Jacob Newport. Born 11/6/12. Future Study Hacker…
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I'm a 30-year-old computer scientist interested in why some people lead successful, enjoyable, meaningful lives, while so many others do not. Being a geek, I'm not satisfied with simplistic slogans (e.g., "follow your passion!") or conventional wisdom (e.g., student success requires stress). Instead, I dive deeper, looking to decode underlying patterns of success, in all their nuanced glory.
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November 7th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Aaah, congratulations… What a beautiful little baby.
November 7th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Congratulations!
November 7th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Congratulations!!
November 7th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
Congrats, Cal, but something tells me that your wife did most of the work on this project.
November 7th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Congratulations! My daughter is 17 months old today. Time to think about Deliberate Education.
November 7th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Congratulations!!! He’s adorable! And he will grow up to be the most efficient student you ever saw.
November 7th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Congratulations! It still shows your work-life balance!
November 7th, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Congratulations, and blessings on Max and his parents!
November 7th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Congratulations. May he bring you joy.
November 7th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Congratulations! I’ve been reading for quite a while and I’m interested in hearing how this shifts your work-life balance. I have a 14 month old who was born as I was finishing my PhD and a newborn and I can say it really makes you prioritize!
November 7th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Congratulations!
November 7th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Congratulations Cal!
November 7th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Congratulations Cal!
November 7th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Congratulations man.
November 7th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Congratulations!!!!!!!
November 7th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Congratulations! I am so happy for you and your family.
November 7th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Congratulations and all the best to your family!
November 7th, 2012 at 11:32 pm
Congratulations on “Your New Project!” You and your wife will have lots of fun and happiness “hacking” this particular project. BTW, I’ve read two of your book and loved them. I read: 1. So Good They Can’t Ignore You,” and “How to be a Straight A Student.” The other day, I sent my smartie son one of your (guest) posts on learning Linear Algebra quickly. Thanks so much for all you do…and again, CONGRATULATIONS!
November 7th, 2012 at 11:45 pm
Cutest thing — Congrats!!
November 8th, 2012 at 12:28 am
Cute baby
November 8th, 2012 at 12:42 am
CONGRATS!
November 8th, 2012 at 1:09 am
congratulations! Mabrook! Best wishes!
November 8th, 2012 at 1:20 am
Awww what a cute baby!
November 8th, 2012 at 1:54 am
Congrats mate. I hope all is well.
November 8th, 2012 at 2:27 am
Congrats!
November 8th, 2012 at 2:28 am
Congratulations!!! proud father of future study hacker
November 8th, 2012 at 2:45 am
Congratulations!!!
November 8th, 2012 at 2:54 am
Congrats! I’ll be having mine in the next few days too, and I fully plan on turning him into a full blown renaissance man
November 8th, 2012 at 3:02 am
Congrats to you and your family!
November 8th, 2012 at 3:32 am
Congratulations to all! Hope baby is doing well and mom resting comfortably.
November 8th, 2012 at 3:51 am
A great blessing for you and your wife!
My theory is that there are only two stages in life–you guys have just entered the second stage!
November 8th, 2012 at 5:36 am
Productivity is alive and well.
November 8th, 2012 at 5:53 am
Congrats to you and your wife for such a beautiful baby!
November 8th, 2012 at 6:48 am
Congratulations!
November 8th, 2012 at 6:57 am
Congrats! Good looking guy!
And what a day to be born! Whew.
November 8th, 2012 at 8:08 am
Awe.
November 8th, 2012 at 8:10 am
Congrats!!
November 8th, 2012 at 8:14 am
Congrats!
November 8th, 2012 at 9:04 am
Congratulations to you both!
November 8th, 2012 at 9:06 am
A beautiful baby, a wonderful blessing. Congratulations to you and your wife.
November 8th, 2012 at 10:05 am
Congratulations! He’s beautiful.
November 8th, 2012 at 10:18 am
Congrats Cal!
November 8th, 2012 at 10:33 am
Congratulations!
November 8th, 2012 at 10:52 am
Congratulations Cal…
November 8th, 2012 at 10:54 am
Congratulations!
November 8th, 2012 at 11:02 am
Congrats to your family!
November 8th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
A great post! Considering this was posted on my birthday, November 7th, I’m predicting a great life for this Scorpio! Enjoy the ride!
November 8th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Congrats… your life will never be the same
Hope both Mom and Baby Max are doing well
November 8th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Best blog post ever! Congratulations!
Good luck keeping your fixed schedule now.
November 8th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Cal !!!!, My most sincere congratulations. I am a college student, and over the last couple of years I have been deeply impacted by your books (including your last one). I very happy for you, and I am sure that your son will bring enormous satisfaction.
I certainly wish that your son will be lucky enough to find people in his journey trough life that will provide him with quality advice and guidance, just as you do for so many of us.
Congrats Cal!, You are now a Professor AND a FATHER!!, man, time flies.
November 8th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Congratulations!
November 8th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Best. Post. EVER!
November 8th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Welcome to the world, Baby Max! Congratulations to you and your wife!
November 8th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Congrats!
November 8th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Huge congratulations and hope you enjoy these first precious weeks together. As the mother of two very young children, I’ll be really interested to hear how you adjust your schedule and life to make time for your new project!
November 8th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Congrats Cal, I am your fan from Egypt
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Max, your dad is the best
November 8th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Congratulations, Cal! Welcome, Max!
November 8th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Congratulations Cal! Good luck focusing on anything else for the next few months…
November 8th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
(Same as Mary)
Congrats to Cal and wifey! Welcome to the world, Max!
From what parents have told me, I wish on you both the chance to get enough sleep. A path to experiment with new experiences opens. Haha, will we see baby/parent related “hacks” soon?
November 8th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Congrats!
(Looking forward to revision of all your time management tactics
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November 8th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Congratulations!
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November 8th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Congrats to you and your wife!
November 8th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Congratulations Cal! My congratulations to you and your family on its newest addition!
November 8th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Congrats!
November 8th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Hearty congratulations.
November 8th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Congratulations Cal
Your son is very blessed to have such an outstanding role model.
November 8th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Mahzel tov!
November 8th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Bless you family. Cool name.
November 8th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
I’m a long time reader of your blog. Congratulations to you and your family!!
November 8th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Congratulations Cal
November 8th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
What a pleasant surprise! Congratulations!
November 8th, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Woohooooooo!!!! Congrats!!!
November 8th, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Hearty welcome to little Max …
Congrats to proud parents ..wow!!
November 8th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Hi,
Now begins the project of exquisite parenting to keep in tact what’s already there and yet society, family, culture will prompt a departure. Best to you and your efforts to keep in tact what’s already exquisitely there.
best.
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November 8th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Congratz Cal!
November 8th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww so cuuuuute
In india as soon as a kid is born its christened a future engineer/doctor.
November 8th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
congratulations! good work so far, he looks perfect.
November 8th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
So cute! You will be a great father Cal. Wish you all luck with the baby. I hope you will be able to sleep at nights – at least a few hours.
November 8th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Great, congratulations! Great fun and joy ahead of you – guaranteed!
November 8th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Congratulations. What a cutie pie!
November 8th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Congratulations! What wonderful news!
Prepare to have your priorities (and calendar) rescheduled for you…
November 8th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Congratulations! Your life will never be the same.
November 8th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Max will be hacking you in no time. Seriously.
Enjoy every moment of the “long, slow blink.”
November 8th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Congrats, wish you and your family the best.
November 8th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Congrats on the new addition to your family!
November 8th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Congratulations!!! hr is so lucky to have u as a dad who can guide u to right path
November 8th, 2012 at 11:32 pm
Woo Hoo.. A new baby born!super congrats and looking forward to the growing up of new study hacker
November 8th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Oh boy, what a lucky child.
November 9th, 2012 at 12:05 am
So precious! The start of a remarkable life, I’m sure. CONGRATS!
November 9th, 2012 at 12:17 am
Born 11/6/12. *Future President?
November 9th, 2012 at 12:46 am
Best of luck to Max! Bet he’ll have a properly educated education.
November 9th, 2012 at 12:57 am
Dear Author of Excellent Guides for the Perplexed,
Interested in learning how new parents in another country manage to get plenty of sleep? Read Pam Druckerman’s superb–and very funny–book Bringing Up BéBé.
November 9th, 2012 at 3:53 am
Congratulations Cal!!
November 9th, 2012 at 5:11 am
Is it too soon to ask you to write “how to be a superstar parent: how to still get work done, keep up with housework, and generally not go insane”. Seriously I need it! Congratulations to all of you.
November 9th, 2012 at 5:29 am
Congratulations and enjoy your “new project”. Certainly life changing and a lot of fun based on my project experience.
November 9th, 2012 at 5:39 am
Congratulations!
November 9th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Congrats!
November 9th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Congrats to the whole family! This will be the most life-changing, rewarding and challenging project for you – I guess!
November 9th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Congratulations!!!
November 9th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Congratulations, wonderful news!
November 9th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Very beautiful child Cal. Thanks for sharing.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
As a long time follower and practicer, I am SO happy for you.
Congrats!!!!!!!
November 9th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Oh my! Congratulations, that’s wonderful. Congratulations, Max, for being born! My cousin and his wife had a child about a month ago, a baby girl named Avery.
A very exciting time, newborns are soooo cute.
November 9th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
November 10th, 2012 at 7:04 am
congrats! now i have to get the book so you can afford to feed him and make him big and strong and smart!
November 10th, 2012 at 9:41 am
Congratulations Cal
November 10th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Congratulations!!
November 10th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
The most important project that carries 50% of your genes and your one and only Y chromosome. Hoping that all the good genes are in the Y which is consolidated by his mom’s X. Congrats!
November 11th, 2012 at 12:03 am
Congrats on the new family addition! You’ll soon be wondering what it is you did with all that “spare” time before!
Blessings!
November 11th, 2012 at 3:02 am
congratulations man!! your son has an amazing role model AND both of you (yourself and your wife) will treasure this whole journey!
November 11th, 2012 at 3:49 am
Congratulations
November 11th, 2012 at 5:48 am
Congrats Cal!
November 11th, 2012 at 11:42 am
Congrats to you and your wife for such a beautiful baby!
November 11th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
Congrats! Thanks for sharing.
November 11th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Congrats!!
November 12th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Congratulations! I’ve just stumbled onto your blog based on a recommendation from another blogger. I’ve actually read one of your books, but never been here.
It was nice to be greeted with such good news.
My daughter was born on 11/6 also. We just celebrated 14 years. Being a dad is awesome!
November 12th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Congratulations on your beautiful baby!
November 12th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Many Congratulations. Really happy for you.
November 12th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Congratulations! Though I’m sure you will be very busy caring for your new project for the next several weeks, you might find this NPR article interesting when you get a chance to review it. What it says about struggle and the method they use in the Japanese classroom echoes your description of deliberate practice. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/12/164793058/struggle-for-smarts-how-eastern-and-western-cultures-tackle-learning
November 12th, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Congratulations Cal !!!
November 13th, 2012 at 2:03 am
Awww congrats on your little bundle of joy!
November 13th, 2012 at 6:00 am
Wonderful news – and gorgeous
Enjoy!
November 13th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Congrats Cal!
November 13th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Congratulations!
November 13th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Congratulations!
November 13th, 2012 at 7:07 pm
This kid is going grow up to be the smartest person ever.
November 14th, 2012 at 4:13 am
Congratulations!
November 14th, 2012 at 6:48 am
Now this is the best kind of project to work on! Congratulations Cal!
November 14th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Congratulations! This little guy will be such a great learner
November 14th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Congratulations, Cal! A wonder-full project!
November 15th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Congratulations!!!!!!! This is your new Grand Project
November 16th, 2012 at 7:57 am
Congratulations!
November 16th, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Congrats Cal!
November 17th, 2012 at 6:18 am
Congratulations
November 17th, 2012 at 11:34 am
Congratulations! What a lovely baby!
November 18th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
From Nigeria, with much love and respect, hearty Congratulations!!!
November 18th, 2012 at 11:29 pm
Congratulations! What a gorgeous child!
November 19th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Congratulations Cal!!!
November 20th, 2012 at 11:00 am
Congrats Cal !!!
Hey Max.. Welcome to Study Hacks…
November 22nd, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Congrats!!
November 24th, 2012 at 6:09 pm
So cute! Congrats!
November 27th, 2012 at 7:02 am
Congratulations!!! =] =]
November 27th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
CONGRATULATIONS!
He cannot be any cuter!
November 29th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Congratulations Cal!
December 5th, 2012 at 4:22 am
Congrats! What a handsome little guy! I have a tot named Max too! Coolest name of the century
love your books!
December 18th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Congratulations Cal! What a blessing.