Unhinged Habits

A Counterintuitive Guide for Humans to Have More by Doing Less

By: Jonathan Goodman

Narrated by: Jonathan Goodman

Read by the author.

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.

Graphics and interactive content can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Interesting Listen

I think Goodman is a rich guy who has gotten rich building some businesses. It sounds like he's lived a thoughtful and unconventional life so far. If he wants to take his free time to write, I am interested in what he has to say. I really enjoyed the Obvious Choice to the extent that I'll read whatever he puts out at this point.

Unconventional Habits I think could've been shorter. I consistently found myself getting frustrated with the references to writing. I'm not great at analogies, but hearing an author talk about writing is like a chef stopping the cooking to explain how they prepped the ingredients earlier that day. "I was up here at 10a cutting onions!" That's cool. Not necessarily a bad thing, just not interesting to me personally.

With that being said, I was looking for some nuggets of wisdom in the book, and listening all the way through, I can say there are plenty in here. I also just like hearing about a guy who's made money and then actually takes the time to pop his head up and says, "ok, what now?" Instead of just plowing ahead and trying to be the richest in town or whatever.

Hearing about him and his family living abroad was interesting, hearing about his restaurant ordering philosophy was interesting, hearing about prioritizing living near his parents was covered in the obvious choice, but it was still interesting. Parenting insights were interesting. There were more- but those pop into my head at this moment.

Overall, a good listen and I would recommend it if you are looking for some insight on how to do things differently, from a guy who's done it.

True thought leadership

I loved this book and all of Jon's words of wisdom he shares through experience and stories. It's very reflective and puts you in deep thought. I was in a chokehold in the first chapter.

I also didn't expect to feel so deeply from reading it. Maybe it's my life stage right now, but I really reflected on my own life, productivity, expectations, and priorities.

I also didn't realize Jon was reading it and I think that has a huge impact on the tone. I pre-ordered the audiobook which also came with the pdf files for the worksheets.

I was expecting more action but was surprisingly met with depth.

Impactful

Love the way Goodman presents his writing through experience, it’s thoughtfully written in a way that you can use to impact your life.

Jonathan hits the nail on the head with this book!

I've listened to a lot of these types of books that try to give solutions to life's problems and make things easier. Jonathan gives practical, real world solutions that I can easily implement in my life. These things seem so obvious at first like having fewer friends actually makes me enjoy my friendships more than I did before'. this is right, but is so helpful to hear called out! This was an easy listen while I've gone for walks in my town. thanks Jon for a great book! will have to listen to your others.

Unhinged Results vs Atomic (tiny) results

Extraordinary book and narration! Perfect time to find this book as I plan my year ahead using habits that will pull me toward my lofty goals. One of the best authors and Lifestyle Design books I’ve read. Love the simplicity, humor, and profound wisdom.