diff --git a/Config.md b/Config.md
index 89c6a93..ab38349 100644
--- a/Config.md
+++ b/Config.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ NetworkXConfig(backend_priority=[], backends=Config(parallel=ParallelConfig(back
 
 ### Note
 
-The default settings of `joblib.parallel_config` are the same as the default configs in the `ParallelConfig` class, except for the `backend` config, which is `None` in `joblib.parallel_config` and `"loky"` in `ParallelConfig`. This prevents errors when using the NetworkX config, as the internal `joblib.Parallel`'s `backend` default is `"loky"` when not specified. This consistency in user experience is maintained for ease of use.
+The default settings of `joblib.parallel_config` are the same as the default configs in the `ParallelConfig` class, except for the `backend` config, which is `None` in `joblib.parallel_config` and `"loky"` in `ParallelConfig`. This prevents errors when using the NetworkX config, as the internal `joblib.Parallel`'s `backend` default is `"loky"` when not specified. This consistency in user experience is maintained for ease of use. Additinally, by default the `n_jobs` value is `-1`.
 
 ## Modifying Configuration
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a07258..441e03d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ import networkx as nx
 import nx_parallel as nxp
 
 nxp_config = nx.config.backends.parallel
-nxp_config.backend = "loky"
 nxp_config.n_jobs = 4
 nxp_config.verbose = 15
 
@@ -126,11 +125,9 @@ nxp.betweenness_centrality(G)
 
 # method 4 : using nx-parallel implementation with ParallelGraph object
 nxp.betweenness_centrality(H)
-
-# output : {0: 0.0, 1: 0.6666666666666666, 2: 0.6666666666666666, 3: 0.0}
 ```
 
-For more on how to play with configurations in nx-parallel refer [Config.md](./Config.md)!
+In nx-parallel, by default the `loky` backend is used and all the CPU cores are used. For more on how to play with configurations in nx-parallel refer the [Config.md](./Config.md)!
 
 ### Notes
 
diff --git a/_nx_parallel/config.py b/_nx_parallel/config.py
index b9c590b..13dd35c 100644
--- a/_nx_parallel/config.py
+++ b/_nx_parallel/config.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 @dataclass
 class ParallelConfig(Config):
     backend: str = "loky"
-    n_jobs: int = None
+    n_jobs: int = -1
     verbose: int = 0
     temp_folder: str = None
     max_nbytes: Union[int, str] = "1M"
diff --git a/nx_parallel/utils/chunk.py b/nx_parallel/utils/chunk.py
index bbb7d01..5df28a9 100644
--- a/nx_parallel/utils/chunk.py
+++ b/nx_parallel/utils/chunk.py
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ def chunks(iterable, n):
         yield x
 
 
-def cpu_count(n_jobs=None):
-    """Returns the positive value of `n_jobs` using
-    `joblib.parallel.get_active_backend()`."""
+def cpu_count(n_jobs=None):  # todo: rename to get_n_jobs
+    """Returns the positive value of `n_jobs`."""
     if "PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST" in os.environ:
         return 2
     else: