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Top Tips for Working More Efficiently at Home

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Whether you work remotely for a company, or you are running your own business from home, working more efficiently can make your day better and give you more time to focus on things that are important to you. One of the biggest factors that can slow down your work is your laptop or mac. When you first purchased your laptop, it probably ran fast and smoothly. Over time, its performance and speed will slow down. From slowly opening programs to not having enough space to download any files, it can become frustrating and impact your work.

Making some simple changes to your device will significantly improve your efficiency and the way you work. 

Here are some of the best ways to improve your laptop performance and efficiency. 

#1 Free up space 

Freeing up space on your device can be one of the most helpful things that you do. Even if you don’t need to download files on a regular basis, your device will still need empty space available on the device for virtual memory, to perform tasks and run programs. You must aim for completely clean MacBook storage. Start by removing any old programs and files that you don’t need, delete any temporary files and uninstall any unnecessary or unwanted software. 

#2 Check your device for malware 

Sometimes your device might not be running efficiently due to a virus, adware, spyware or another malicious software or program. This can take up a lot of space, and use a lot of resources on your device, as well as put your security at risk. You should regularly check your device for malware by running a virus or threat protection check in the settings, to ensure your device is running as best as it can. You should also download anti-virus and anti-malware on your device. These steps will keep your device running efficiently, and ensure you do not hit any costly or detrimental disruptions later down the line, that may stop you from being able to work altogether. 

#3 Service your laptop 

You should get regular service on your device, especially if you use it every day. You can do this yourself by watching YouTube tutorials by professionals. Alternatively, you can find a reputable company that can service your device for you. This service will increase the speed and performance of your laptop, by making sure everything is running properly. A service will focus on the hardware, rather than the software. When dust and debris build up on your device, it can impact its performance. All the parts of your device, including the circuit board and other components that sit inside, require cleaning at some point. If you choose to service your laptop yourself, make sure you are careful and put everything back properly. You should also try to avoid eating in your workspace to reduce the crumbs that fall into your device and keep your workspace clean. 

#4 Regularly reboot your device 

When you regularly lock your device or reboot it, you are providing it with the chance to improve its performance automatically. During this time, your device will fix any bugs, reduce memory leaks, and flush the RAM. If you don’t have anything of importance on your laptop, you may also consider the option of resetting your laptop. Over the years, you may have built up many files and programs that you don’t want or need. A reset is quick and will get rid of all the files, and set it back to the way it was when you first purchased it. 

#5 Increase the Random-access memory (RAM) 

RAM is the short term memory of your device. While you might not be downloading a file during your workday, the RAM is used to process all the tasks you are working on. Without RAM or a sufficient amount of RAM, your programs or any activity to try to do on your device, will not work. It works by reading files, temporarily storing them for you to use, and loading applications. Depending on what you do for work, will dictate how much RAM your device requires. For example, if you just use your laptop for basic activities, then 4GB of RAM should be sufficient. If you are running bigger and more demanding programs, for activities such as programming, graphic design, or gaming, then you will need 8GB of RAM or more. Review the tasks that you complete regularly, and consider if increasing the RAM will help your device run more efficiently. 

An efficient workday heavily relies on the performance of your laptop or mac. Follow these top tips to help you improve your working day. 

Why You Should Be A Business Mentor

When you started your business, there would have been challenges and issues that you had to face, and you probably faced them alone. Getting over those hurdles took time and could have cost you dearly if you hadn’t successfully navigated your way through. If you had had a mentor right at the start of your business, everything would have been a lot simpler to deal with. The challenges would still have been there, but you would have known which way to step to deal with them. 

Now that you are more established, is it time you became that mentor for a younger generation of entrepreneurs? There are many reasons why you should. 

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Strengthen Your Learning 

Over the years, you will have learned many important lessons. You know what to do and what not to do now, and that’s a hugely positive thing for your business. If you now choose to pass on that information to someone else, not only are you helping them to succeed as you have, but you will also be strengthening your own learning. That means that you will be even more able and confident to deal with anything that comes your way. 

Helping others is another way of helping yourself, and there is no better way to clarify ideas and think about challenges than by dealing with those someone else has to meet. 

Reinforce Your Customer Service Model 

If you have hit upon a great way to help your customers and offer exceptional customer service, you can teach this system to someone else, reinforcing your own model in their business. Why is this a good idea? It’s because customer service is of paramount importance when it comes to running a business; without good customer service, no matter what else you do, you will never reach the heights of business success that you would otherwise do. Therefore, if you can teach a new business owner just one thing, let it be that customer service is important and how to do it right. 

Learn New Things 

Although you may think of mentoring as teaching someone else everything you know about business, sometimes it can work the other way around; sometimes you can learn new things that will benefit you as an individual and your business. 

By talking ideas through with someone else, you will often see a different side to the idea, either positive or negative, that can have an impact on what you are doing, or how you are going to implement your new plans. You might find out more about the best live chat software for business that you hadn’t realized existed, but that would make a big difference in your business. Or you could start to look at artificial intelligence because your mentee likes the idea of using it. 

Leave A Legacy 

Being a mentor is about ensuring that someone else has as much success – if not more so – as you did in your business. It’s a way of leaving a lasting legacy, especially if your mentee then goes on to become a mentor themselves, passing on information to the next generation. This kind of business immortality is exciting and something that many people want.