One Day, One Letting Go

Name: One Day, One Letting Go
ISBN: 9787559458582

Ling Lingxi / 安忆Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · ChinaMay 2026

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Word count: 39K words
Chapters: 50
ISBN: 9787559458582

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Summary

Your closet is packed, yet you still feel you have nothing to wear;

you buy a pile of useless things watching livestreams and waste a lot of money;

you want to declutter but have no idea where to start;

……

Do you want to keep living like this?

Why not start happy decluttering now and enjoy a refreshing life!

This book comes from a well-known Japanese lifestyle blogger and minimalist whose blog gets over 20,000 daily visits on average. In it she shares 41 life reflections to help us live a quality life with less but better.

From minimalist wardrobe, minimalist space, minimalist housework, minimalist consumption, and minimalist living, she shows us the beauty and happiness of a quality life with less but better. Highly practical life rules—such as styling principles for wearing 12 pieces of clothing endlessly without boredom, dinner recipes you can use for a lifetime, and a consumption approach that balances shopping and saving—help you find the minimalist philosophy that suits you.

One day, one discard: only by letting go of the superfluous can you live the life you truly want.

Editor's review

This little book turns "decluttering" from a slogan into a daily practice. Drawing on her experience as a lifestyle blogger, the author breaks minimalism into five actionable areas—wardrobe, space, housework, consumption, and daily life—offering 41 reflections and a set of concrete rules, such as how to build outfits from a small number of clothes, dinner recipes you can rely on long-term, and a spending approach that balances shopping with saving. Its strength is that it is light and doable: it doesn't ask you to throw everything out at once, but advocates "letting go of one thing a day," dealing with a little excess each day so that tidying becomes a habit rather than a burden. It suits a casual weekend-afternoon read and works well as a starter guide for taking action. Readers needn't aim for perfection in one go; following the book's rhythm and making one small decision a day makes it easier to keep going—and in a clearer space, to rediscover what you truly need.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers whose clothes and belongings have piled up and who want to start tidying but don't know where to begin
Beginners interested in minimalism who want concrete, practical methods
Young people prone to impulse buying who want to build rational shopping habits
Lifestyle readers who favor a "fewer but better" approach and light reading

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking systematic storage-engineering solutions or renovation guidance
Serious readers looking for in-depth sociological or consumer-culture analysis
People who already have a stable minimalist system and are seeking advanced theory

Reading tips

Read in the order of wardrobe, space, housework, and consumption, and tidy one drawer or corner the same day you finish each chapter
Set "letting go of one thing a day" as a phone reminder, deal with one item daily, and review the change after two weeks
Photograph the recipes and outfit rules for reference, and try one out each weekend
Agree with family members to read a chapter together, reducing disagreements over discarding items while tidying

About the publisher

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1958

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.

版权信息
前言
CHAPTER 1 通往极简生活的转折点
01 舍弃不用的物品并不可惜
02 每个人都有自己的舍弃之道
03 舍弃大量物品，坏情绪随之消散
CHAPTER 2 极简衣橱带来的幸福
04 用12件衣服打造具有个人风格的超精简衣橱
05 少而精，12件衣服的反复穿搭法
06 1双浅口高跟鞋，打造迅速提升好感度的穿搭
07 现在的我只需要2个斜挎包和2个小钱包
08 穿衣不将就——只留下最适合自己的衣服
09 根据自己的生活方式调整日常服和外出服的比例
10 减少物品，从减少物品的颜色开始
11 1秒钟判断是否仍然需要
12 如果实在不知道该舍弃哪些衣服，就尝试整理出7天的旅行穿搭
13 通过“个人试穿会”，找到不再需要的衣服
14 舍弃“无所谓的衣服”，才会懂得拥有并穿着心爱衣服的幸福
15 发现没有合适的衣服时，就是精简衣橱的好时机
16 舍弃T恤，舍弃裤装，是我打造极简衣橱的转折点
17 减少衣服，就能解决“没有想穿的衣服”的烦恼
CHAPTER 3 极简空间带给我的品质生活
18 “极简房间”无法一蹴而就
19 空旷的房间，用小小的画框装饰干净的白墙
20 我家的极简化——从一个小小的抽屉开始
21 那些幸好没扔的物品
22 极简空间中最难处理的是水槽下方的收纳
23 盥洗室与洗衣机周围要保持清洁与统一
24 收纳空间要整齐美观——极简主义者的“壁橱美学”
25 明白什么是真正需要的物品，才有空间存放防灾用品
CHAPTER 4 极简家务让我学会感恩
26 仔细打扫厕所是必不可少的日常功课
27 收衣服、叠衣服、收纳，一气呵成
28 再见了，与被褥恶战的自己
29 可以用一辈子的晚餐菜谱
30 每人拥有13件杯碗盘刚刚好
31 利用3人份杯碗盘也能顺利举办茶会
CHAPTER 5 极简消费让我“物欲、存钱双满足”
32 简单又有效的存钱法——不买自己不满意的东西
33 错误的购物会导致“散财连锁反应”
34 我的舍弃原则——关于“循环再利用”的思考
35 买贵的反而比买便宜的更能存下钱
36 钱财有限，所以更应该只买真正想要的东西
CHAPTER 6 极简生活让我懂得真正的满足
37 跟风购买，其实是为了逃避恐惧
38 包里的物品反映了一个人的生活全貌
39 有必要为“不速之客”的到来提前准备物品吗？
40 3年的极简生活，让我在“不舍”中学会了“舍”
41 极简生活得以持续的理由——“心”会离幸福越来越近
后记

FAQ

Do you have to throw away a lot of things to practice this book?

Not necessarily. The book advocates letting go of one thing a day, emphasizing one small decision each day rather than a big purge. The point is to build a lasting habit of sorting and to lighten the burden of excess—how much you keep varies from person to person.

Are the book's methods suitable for renters or people in small apartments?

Yes. The ideas of minimal space and minimal housework focus on reducing items and simplifying routines; they don't depend on the size of your home or renovation conditions, and renters can equally start with their wardrobe and everyday spending.

Are the recipes and outfit rules in the book practical?

They serve the "fewer but better" approach, emphasizing mixing a limited wardrobe into many combinations and using long-term recipes to reduce decisions and waste. Readers can adjust to their own habits and needn't copy everything.

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Ling Lingxi Author

Ling Lingxi is an author about whom limited public information is available. Only one of her works is currently held in the collection, namely One Day, One Letting Go. The book is classified under fashion, and its title suggests content centered on choosing and discarding in daily life, resonating with ideas of a simplified lifestyle and pared-down possessions. Because basic details such as her nationality and dates of birth and death are unknown, it is difficult to sketch her personal background or the full scope of her writing, and it cannot be confirmed whether she has published other works. Based on the available material, Ling Lingxi's authorial profile emerges mainly through this single title, whose subject stays close to everyday lifestyle and whose style tends toward a blend of practicality and reflection. Readers interested in the author and the book may take this work as a starting point for understanding her approach, while watching for fuller author information and further titles should they appear.

安忆 Author

An Yi is an author about whom limited public information is available. Seven of the author's books are included in the collection, covering categories such as food, medicine, fashion and health. Judging from this range of subjects, An Yi writes for both everyday life and health management: the works include titles on coffee brewing and coffee culture as well as diet and wellness topics such as vegetable soups and longevity soups; they also address home organization and a minimalist lifestyle, along with practical medical subjects such as protecting children's eyesight. Overall, An Yi's writing leans toward practical lifestyle books, emphasizing the connection between food, health and daily habits, and offering ordinary readers accessible, actionable advice. Because the available materials do not specify nationality, dates of birth and death, or an English name, further details about the author's personal background cannot be provided; readers can mainly learn about An Yi's areas of interest and writing direction through the works mentioned above.