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 evening/night
after turning off the computer 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
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.
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Tip – When buying a router don’t look
for the highest performance possible. You
should only pay for the features that you
need. If you already have a router but the
signal isn’t strong enough in your home
office, look into a wireless range extender.
It will pick up the weak signal, boost 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
that is efficient and enhances your
productivity, look at a feature rich scanner
that is easy to set up and scan quickly as
soon as it powers on. A wireless scanner
can be put in any place you might need it
and there are scanners in the market with
a flatbed for scanning passports which is a
very convenient feature to have.
Organisation system
The type of organisation system you
choose should depend on your space and
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