diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 1636a9c..38725b2 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -75,3 +75,9 @@ autocmd BufWritePre * %s/\s\+$//e
 set nobackup
 set noundofile
 
+" show line numbers
+set number
+
+" use soft and nice color scheme
+colorscheme pablo
+