How to Start Fresh?

Hey guys,
So my MBPr is acting up, Time Machine is taking forever, Spotlight keeps reindexing for hours and whole bunch of unexplained processes that is eatting up my resources like Fontworker never stops running...etc. So I am kind of fed up. And yes I read almost every post on the internet to remedy these issues before I posted.
I do have a latest Time Machine backup. Now my question is how can I do a fresh start but without losing my data/setup?
If I wiped the drive and install fresh copy of Mavericks, and if I migrate from my TM, will it put back all the crap that was happening mentioned above as well? Or will it just copy the apps...etc over?
Thanks!

... Now my question is how can I do a fresh start but without losing my data/setup?
You can do as you described and then use Migration Assistant to migrate your essential files. When doing so, select your User account but do not migrate "Applications", "Computer and Network Settings" or "Other files and folders". You will need to re-create certain preferences such as its network configuration, and you will need to reinstall any essential programs you may require.
Read: OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mavericks

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