diff --git a/global.org b/global.org
index edcc37d..fc8b7ad 100644
--- a/global.org
+++ b/global.org
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@
 
 (disable-mouse-mode 1)
 #+END_SRC
-** TODO find out what this was actually meant to do
+** Window behavior
+   Prevent compilation window eating up other windows
+   #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+      (setq compilation-scroll-output t
+            compilation-window-height 12)
+   #+END_SRC
+*** TODO find out what this was actually meant to do
    #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
      (setq-default display-buffer-reuse-frames t)
    #+END_SRC
@@ -138,8 +144,12 @@
     #+END_SRC
 
 ** Show matching parens
+   Use mic-paren for paren-highlighting
+*** TODO find out if there are better options out there
    #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-     (setq show-paren-mode t)
+;     (setq show-paren-mode t)
+     (require 'mic-paren)
+     (paren-activate)
    #+END_SRC
 * Leftovers
     #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
@@ -147,10 +157,6 @@
       (read-abbrev-file "~/.abbrev_defs")
       (setq save-abbrevs t)
 
-      ;; fix compilation window eating up my work window
-      (setq compilation-scroll-output t
-            compilation-window-height 12)
-
       (setq search-whitespace-regexp "[ \t\r\n]+")
       (setq flyspell-use-meta-tab nil)
 
@@ -160,9 +166,6 @@
             scroll-conservatively 10000
             scroll-preserve-screen-position 1)
 
-      (require 'mic-paren) ; loading
-      (paren-activate)     ; activating
-
       (defvar outline-minor-mode-prefix "\M-#")
 
       ;; * include other files