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A review by lovelyfrances237
Art of Discarding by Nagisa Tatsumi
3.0
The book that inspired 'The life changing magic of tidying up' apparently.
I really liked this. Some of it was a bit dated because it's from the turn of the millennium but it was amusing to hear that some fancy offices have a computer *per person*. You don't say...
In terms of the advice on discarding, it's good, it's no nonsense and Tatsumi has some really interesting points on the safety net of recycling and how not buying it in the first place is a much more eco-friendly approach.
The section on saving things 'for now' really resonated with me. I did get up and start discarding some things I'd kept because 'they might be useful later' or I just didn't know what to do with them and felt guilty putting them in a bin.
If you're interested in the more curated life full of nothing but your favourite things, you've found many books tell you things you already know *and* you may or may not have read The life changing magic of tidying up I would thoroughly recommend the art of discarding
*If there was an updated translation with a section on digital clutter management this would be a five star book, hands down*
I really liked this. Some of it was a bit dated because it's from the turn of the millennium but it was amusing to hear that some fancy offices have a computer *per person*. You don't say...
In terms of the advice on discarding, it's good, it's no nonsense and Tatsumi has some really interesting points on the safety net of recycling and how not buying it in the first place is a much more eco-friendly approach.
The section on saving things 'for now' really resonated with me. I did get up and start discarding some things I'd kept because 'they might be useful later' or I just didn't know what to do with them and felt guilty putting them in a bin.
If you're interested in the more curated life full of nothing but your favourite things, you've found many books tell you things you already know *and* you may or may not have read The life changing magic of tidying up I would thoroughly recommend the art of discarding
*If there was an updated translation with a section on digital clutter management this would be a five star book, hands down*