diff --git a/global.org b/global.org
index d3865be..01704f2 100644
--- a/global.org
+++ b/global.org
@@ -2934,6 +2934,24 @@
 
     #+end_src
 * Specialties
+** fix keyboard-quit
+   This is taken from Emacs Redux at this [[https://emacsredux.com/blog/2025/06/01/let-s-make-keyboard-quit-smarter/][link]]
+   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+     (defun er-keyboard-quit ()
+       "Smarter version of the built-in `keyboard-quit'.
+
+     The generic `keyboard-quit' does not do the expected thing when
+     the minibuffer is open.  Whereas we want it to close the
+     minibuffer, even without explicitly focusing it."
+       (interactive)
+       (if (active-minibuffer-window)
+           (if (minibufferp)
+               (minibuffer-keyboard-quit)
+             (abort-recursive-edit))
+         (keyboard-quit)))
+
+     (global-set-key [remap keyboard-quit] #'er-keyboard-quit)
+   #+end_src
 ** repeat-mode and smerge
    Try to enable repeat-mode in smerge (see [[https://karthinks.com/software/it-bears-repeating/][here]]
    #+begin_src emacs-lisp