diff --git a/.emacs/init.el b/.emacs/init.el
index 6c37c22..586fef6 100644
--- a/.emacs/init.el
+++ b/.emacs/init.el
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 ;; Disable the splash screen (to enable it agin, replace the t with 0)
 (setq inhibit-splash-screen t)
 
+;; set linenummode globally
+(global-linum-mode t)
+
 ;; open primary org file on launch
 (find-file "~/Dropbox/org/personal.org") 
 ;; Enable transient mark mode