A review by joanna_reinecke
The Art of Discarding: How to Get Rid of Clutter and Find Joy by Nagisa Tatsumi

4.0

Very simple book about decluttering and discarding items. There were a lot of valid suggestions, but most of them were common sense. Albeit, maybe the more I read the same things over and over again about organization, the more likely they will become ingrained into my brain. I liked that the book went over reasons why we hold onto clutter and why it's ok to let go. There was heavy emphasis on understanding the true value of the objects we hoard and why the value we project onto most of it is overkill.

This book is a tad dated and also more oriented toward Japanese culture, though several of the scenarios mentioned still hold true for modern day western culture.