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When to upgrade and update technology

When to upgrade and update technology

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When to upgrade and update technology

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- Most of us love having the latest, coolest, shiniest new device. However, buying a new phone or laptop every year usually has little value in terms of improving your productivity. So when is the best time to make that upgrade? First, be aware that tech and tool updates almost always cost you time in the beginning. This is because it takes extra time to install or transfer everything over to the new phone or laptop, plus the time it takes to get familiar with a new device. To get a rough idea of the real cost, multiply that time lost by your value per hour. So if you make $25 per hour and it will take you two hours to make a switch to that new phone of yours, the phone will essentially cost you $50 more than what you paid for it. Next, use the one month, one year rule. This means we want to make up that lost time within one month, and that those gains will continue for at least one year. So, using my previous…

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