Let Go: 50 Lessons from Japanese Minimalism to Set You Free

by Daisuke Yosumi

'Letting go is not a loss - it is an act of self-respect. This book beautifully reminds us that freedom comes from choosing what truly matters, and releasing the rest with gratitude. A meaningful guide for living lightly and authentically.' Marie Kondo

What if a freer, richer life doesn't come from gaining more but from letting go?

In today's world, everything is too busy, too fast, too complicated and too connected. We live in an age of too much - of goods, information, choices and demands. As we chase possessions, status and approval, we become more stressed, confused and anxious.

Let Go is not a guide to decluttering; it's a simple life strategy for finding freedom, happiness and your true self in a chaotic world.

The 50 lessons in this book offer small steps you can begin today, covering every aspect of your money, time, belongings, health, stress, mindset, habits, work and relationships.

Maximize what matters most by minimizing what doesn't matter. So let go!

Genres: Self Help

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 2, 2026

Reviews

[Kristiane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Et godt og viktig pusterom fra en stressende hverdag.

En skikkelig fot i bakken-bok om hva som egentlig betyr noe, og hvordan vi kan få mindre stress og mer mening inn i hverdagen.

Kulturforskjeller Japan - Norge merkes, men i liten grad.

[Sheerwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advice to live a life.

[Erving Tan · Rating 4 out of 5]

An easy read. The steps are very interesting but hard to master in our lifestyle. Definitely more of a lifestyle philosophical approach than a practical method.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A relatively short book but lots of things to think about.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. I’ve read a bunch of the minimalism and intentional living books and this one was similar in a lot of ways to all the rest. I loved that it was a book encouraging people to be the weirdest, freakiest artists and dreamers they possibly can. I also appreciated Daisuke Yosumi’s vulnerability about his stress and anxiety trying to conform to modern life with details about how he fainted at a subway platform or ground his teeth. I loved to learn a little kanji here and there. I disliked his nutrition advice and really disliked shining a positive light on a quote from Sam Altman at the end of the book. Overall if you’ve read other minimalism books this one will be quite similar.

[Jerry]

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[layla · Rating 1 out of 5]

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