diff --git a/global.org b/global.org
index 8ff5088..f5cb3eb 100644
--- a/global.org
+++ b/global.org
@@ -692,7 +692,9 @@
     ~truncate-lines~
     #+begin_src emacs-lisp
       (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
-      (setq org-starting-truncated nil)
+      (setq org-starting-truncated nil
+            org-startup-folded t)
+
     #+end_src
 *** Cosmetics
     Change the default ellipsis ~...~ to the unicode ellipsis ~…~