Abstract:

It is seen that individuals who are overwhelmed by the life that continues on the axis of home-work-consumption of the modern age are in search of a meaning. Minimalism, which emerged as a solution to a consumption-based anomie, has become a popular life philosophy today. In short, minimalism refers to living a simple life by removing the excess from one's life. When academic studies on the concept are examined, it is seen that it is mostly dealt with consumption. However, minimalism has a broader scope than this, and includes more subjective issues such as "attributing a value to matter with a different approach". In this study, the change processes of the minimalist approach that individuals who want to get out of the crisis of modern life, which has turned into anomie, on their values, which they see as a way out, are examined. Qualitative research design and focus group interview, which is one of the techniques applied in this design, were preferred. The data obtained from the questions about the participants' lives before and after choosing the minimal life were evaluated. In general, minimalists stated that after turning to this way of thinking and lifestyle, they freed themselves in many ways and got rid of stress by gaining mental calmness.

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