Spent A Tough Week & An Important Lesson Learnt

Hello WAmily,

This Monday started really well. Since I am still working from home, so I have scheduled my working hours and learning time on weekdays and weekends. And, I work on a laptop almost every time.

Monday was great, time well spent on the important stuff. I worked until 12 am at night.

The next day, Tuesday morning when I opened my Macbook, it wasn't getting turned ON. The screen was BLANK!!

No response from any keyboard key, also it wasn't getting any input from the charger. I took leave from my office and rushed to a service center, but to no avail. As they were taking 2 days just for system diagnosis and further days for repair. I didn't have a week to leave my laptop at a service center. I returned back along with my laptop.

All my important documents & passwords are saved in my system. Even if I take a new laptop I have to change all my passwords. I didn't find a good laptop at nearby shops, so ordered 1 new 'windows' laptop from Amazon, as the delivery time was 2 days.

2 Days was a long time, but this was the best possible option available. I really didn't need a new laptop at a moment, but no other option!

Anyways, after taking 2 days leave from office. I was supposed to get my new laptop on Thursday (that is, yesterday). Also, yesterday morning I was trying to figure out what went wrong with my MacBook. I plugged in for charging once again.

And, guess what...

It started getting charged, and after pressing the power button it was turned on. And, everything was as normal as before.

I couldn't believe that it started functioning again... NORMALLY!!!

And, I canceled the new laptop that I purchased from Amazon. Which I ordered in rush, and didn't really want that laptop.

Yesterday & Today, I worked, as usual, doing my job but at the same time my mind was disturbed thinking about WHAT IF, it stopped again!!

LESSON LEARNED

The most important lesson I learned is:

Always have a backup system in place for all essential tools or systems, so life won't get affected.

I lived 2 days without a laptop, took leave from the office, and waiting for a new laptop to arrive soon. And, a constant worry over the loss of important files saved on my laptop was almost tormenting.

Once the issue is resolved, I researched some good laptop alternatives over the internet and picked the best possible machine that can I use if my MacBook stops responding in the future. Now the time of arrival isn't an issue, so even if it is taking 4 days to arrive, I'm ok with that. Yes, I'm getting a new one arriving next week, of my choice.

So, guys that is it for this tormenting week :)

But things end up well, with a lesson.

Did you experience anything similar in your life?

Anyways, that's all for now. See you next time :)

Cheers:)

Akshay