diff --git a/edit.sh b/edit.sh
index 53fe4fd01..e19c7386f 100644
--- a/edit.sh
+++ b/edit.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # this should launch a minimalistic editor to edit this garden.
 # something terminal based?
+# By default, it opens a journal page in the current directory.
+
+vim $(date -I).md