YOSEMITE IS SLOW: How to browse folders quickly in Finder?

Hi all, I've noticed my Mac Mini mid2011 is slow at browsing folders and files in Finder. How can I make this process snapier? I just switched to browsing via "list mode" instead of Cover Flow and this seems to have helped. What else can I do?
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