Tue, Sep 29
|Backstory English Bookshop
Backstory Talks: Daisuke Yosumi
The best selling author discusses the art of Japanese minimalism and letting go
Time & Location
Sep 29, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Backstory English Bookshop, Carrer de Mallorca, 330, Eixample, 08037 Barcelona, Spain
About the event
What if a freer, richer life doesn’t come from gaining more but from letting go? Today, life can feel too busy, too fast, too complicated and too connected. In this talk, the bestselling author of Let Go shares practical ideas from Japanese minimalism, rooted in his own experience. From money and time to habits and relationships, he explores how letting go can help you simplify your life and focus on what truly matters. This goes beyond decluttering. It is a life strategy for finding freedom in an overwhelming world.
Daisuke Yosumi draws from his own experience. He began his career at Sony Music in Tokyo in 1995 and was headhunted by Warner Music in 2004, producing ten million-selling hits in Japan before moving to a lakeside forest in New Zealand in 2010 to fulfill a long-held dream. He learned the art of ‘letting go’ through three…