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Unhinged Habits

A Counterintuitive Guide for Humans to Have More by Doing Less
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Break bad habits and build your rich life by mastering the art of strategic subtraction.Unhinged Habits will revolutionize your relationship to work, money, and even adult friendship.Read Unhinged Habits if: Your calendar’s packed, yet you feel like you're missing what matters. You've bought things meant to... Read More
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What would it take for you to wake up excited about the monotony of the mundanity of your day-to-day tasks? To stop feeling guilty about the stuff you’re not doing, and instead be energized by what you’ve chosen to do?

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Break bad habits and build your rich life by mastering the art of strategic subtraction.

Unhinged Habits will revolutionize your relationship to work, money, and even adult friendship.

Read Unhinged Habits if:

  • Your calendar’s packed, yet you feel like you're missing what matters.
  • You've bought things meant to bring happiness, but the satisfaction didn't last.
  • You suspect you're living someone else's definition of success rather than your own.

 

We’re all habitual by nature. We fall into patterns and get stuck. We form habits and never question them.

Some habits propel us forward. Others can work against us over time.

The key Get the order right. Balance short-term desires with long-term planning. Set yourself up for a bright future without missing the magic in the present.

Unhinged Habits pushes back against slow and incremental progress in the pursuit of some faceless, better future. Lots of people are consistent, yet few get ahead. What’s missing are intermittent bouts of unhinged intensity.

This is a book about wanting a better life and going after it. Or be okay not having it. Both are fine. Just get out of the middle.

For over 13 years, Jonathan Goodman has challenged societal norms and built multi-million-dollar businesses, all while exploring over 30 countries with his family. In Unhinged Habits, Goodman shares the essential insights that freed him from conventional expectations. You will learn:

  • The 8:4 Rule. The counterintuitive seasonal approach that embraces unbalance to level up your relationships with people, money, and health.
  • The Explorer's Compass. A framework to break routine and rediscover wonder in your everyday life.
  • The Three Proxies of True Friendship. How to categorize your friends so you spend more time with the true ones and feel less guilt for letting others go.

 

Buckle up, because this book is going to break you out of the routines you’ve accepted as normal, but no longer serve you, so that you can finally live your definition of success.

 

 

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781400253432

Publisher: HarperCollins Focus

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins Leadership

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 358g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Jonathan Goodman has spent 13 winters exploring the world—first solo, then with his wife, and now with their three children—challenging educational conventions while building multi-million-dollar businesses. Featured in Men's Health, Forbes, Robb Report, Entrepreneur, and Inc., Jon proves that you don't have to choose between professional success, meaningful relationships, and fulfilling adventure. Based in Toronto, this is his 12th book.

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