Workspace that is clutter-free
Clutter causes stress. Lack of organisation
impairs motivation and state of mind.
To think clearly, stay motivated and be
productive and efficient, you have to get rid
of the clutter. Luckily, this can be as easy as
removing unnecessary papers and items and
setting up an effective organisation system.
TIP: Cleaning the desk every
Tip:
Cleaning night
the desk
every
evening/
night
evening/
after
turning
off the
after
turning off
the it computer
computer
keeps
clean. keeps it clean.
High speed Internet and
network router
If you’re working with a poor Internet
connection, your efficiency is likely to
be suffering. Besides being a source of
frustration, poor connections take your
attention away from your work and
increase your likelihood of becoming
distracted by other things. It is important
to review your different Internet service
provider options and decide which is best
for your home office.
You’ll need a network router if you or
your family use more than one laptop or
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computer in your home. To ensure that
your network router can meet your Wi-Fi
connectivity needs, you’ll have to consider
the types of devices you’ll be using like
cellphones, tablets or smart TVs, as well as
the size of the area that requires coverage.
TIP: When buying a router don’t look
Tip – When buying a router don’t look for
for the highest performance possible.
the highest performance possible. You should
You should only pay for the features
only
pay you
for need.
the features
you need.
that
If you that
already
have If
you
have the
a router
the strong
signal isn’t
a already
router but
signal but
isn’t
strong
enough
in your
home
office,
look into
enough
in your
home
office,
look
a wireless
range extender.
It will pick It up will
the
into a wireless
range extender.
weak
boost
it and
retransmit
pick signal,
up the
weak
signal,
boost it it. and
retransmit it.
Document scanner
Document scanners allow you to go
paperless, which can improve your home
office efficiency in multiple ways: by
eliminating the distracting clutter of papers,
by allowing you to organise documents
digitally and by speeding up workflows.
While you will need to maintain a physical
organisation system for important original
documents, digitising other documents
both decreases the number of file cabinets
you’ll need and reduces the amount of time
you’ll spend searching for documents. It
also minimises the risk of data loss, since you
won’t have to worry about misplacing key
paperwork. On average, people spend a week
searching for lost papers and other items every
year and that time eats into productivity.
Document scanners can speed up certain
workflows, such as forms processing.
Whereas manually entering data is time-
consuming, and mailing documents halts the
workflow altogether, scanning and emailing
documents take just minutes.
Tip – When buying a home office scanner
TIP:
When buying
a home your
office
that
is efficient
and enhances
scanner that is efficient and enhances
productivity, look at a feature rich scanner
your productivity, look at a feature
that is easy to set up and scan quickly as
rich scanner that is easy to set up and
soon
as quickly
it powers
A wireless
scanner
scan
as on.
soon
as it powers
on.
can
put in scanner
any place can
you be might
need
A be
wireless
put in
any it
and
there you
are might
scanners
in the
market
place
need
it and
there with
are
a flatbed
for in scanning
passports
is a
scanners
the market
with a which
flatbed
for convenient
scanning passports
which is a very
very
feature to have.
convenient feature to have.
Organisation system
The type of organisation system you choose
should depend on your space and the
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