diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6d19f49..6d48c18e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ If you are experiencing issues, please make sure you have the latest versions.
 
 ### Install External Dependencies
 
-> **NOTE** 
+> **NOTE**
 > [Backup](#FAQ) your previous configuration (if any exists)
 
 External Requirements:
 - Basic utils: `git`, `make`, `unzip`, C Compiler (`gcc`)
 - [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation)
+- A [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/): optional, provides various icons
+  - if you have it set `vim.g.have_nerd_font` in `init.lua` to true
 - Language Setup:
   - If want to write Typescript, you need `npm`
   - If want to write Golang, you will need `go`
@@ -60,13 +62,13 @@ git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim.git "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HO
 If you're using `cmd.exe`:
 
 ```
-git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim.git %userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\ 
+git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim.git %userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\
 ```
 
 If you're using `powershell.exe`
 
 ```
-git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim.git $env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\nvim\ 
+git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim.git $env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\nvim\
 ```
 
 </details>
@@ -87,9 +89,7 @@ information about extending and exploring Neovim.
 
 ### Getting Started
 
-See [Effective Neovim: Instant IDE](https://youtu.be/stqUbv-5u2s), covering the
-previous version. Note: The install via init.lua is outdated, please follow the
-install instructions in this file instead. An updated video is coming soon.
+[The Only Video You Need to Get Started with Neovim](https://youtu.be/m8C0Cq9Uv9o)
 
 ### Recommended Steps
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ install instructions in this file instead. An updated video is coming soon.
 (so that you have your own copy that you can modify) and then installing you
 can install to your machine using the methods above.
 
-> **NOTE**  
+> **NOTE**
 > Your fork's url will be something like this: `https://github.com/<your_github_username>/kickstart.nvim.git`
 
 #### Examples of adding popularly requested plugins
@@ -214,5 +214,3 @@ choco install -y neovim git ripgrep wget fd unzip gzip mingw make
 ```
 
 Then continue with the [Install Kickstart](#Install-Kickstart) step.
-
-
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 8e7019eb..c810dc07 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ P.S. You can delete this when you're done too. It's your config now! :)
 vim.g.mapleader = ' '
 vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
 
+-- Set to true if you have a Nerd Font installed
+vim.g.have_nerd_font = false
+
 -- [[ Setting options ]]
 -- See `:help vim.opt`
 -- NOTE: You can change these options as you wish!
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 --    :Lazy update
 --
 -- NOTE: Here is where you install your plugins.
-require('lazy').setup {
+require('lazy').setup({
   -- NOTE: Plugins can be added with a link (or for a github repo: 'owner/repo' link).
   'tpope/vim-sleuth', -- Detect tabstop and shiftwidth automatically
 
@@ -312,10 +315,8 @@ require('lazy').setup {
       },
       { 'nvim-telescope/telescope-ui-select.nvim' },
 
-      -- Useful for getting pretty icons, but requires special font.
-      --  If you already have a Nerd Font, or terminal set up with fallback fonts
-      --  you can enable this
-      -- { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' }
+      -- Useful for getting pretty icons, but requires a Nerd Font.
+      { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons', enabled = vim.g.have_nerd_font },
     },
     config = function()
       -- Telescope is a fuzzy finder that comes with a lot of different things that
@@ -749,7 +750,9 @@ require('lazy').setup {
     lazy = false, -- make sure we load this during startup if it is your main colorscheme
     priority = 1000, -- make sure to load this before all the other start plugins
     config = function()
-      -- Load the colorscheme here
+      -- Load the colorscheme here.
+      -- Like many other themes, this one has different styles, and you could load
+      -- any other, such as 'tokyonight-storm', 'tokyonight-moon', or 'tokyonight-day'.
       vim.cmd.colorscheme 'tokyonight-night'
 
       -- You can configure highlights by doing something like
@@ -782,14 +785,15 @@ require('lazy').setup {
       --  You could remove this setup call if you don't like it,
       --  and try some other statusline plugin
       local statusline = require 'mini.statusline'
-      statusline.setup()
+      -- set use_icons to true if you have a Nerd Font
+      statusline.setup { use_icons = vim.g.have_nerd_font }
 
       -- You can configure sections in the statusline by overriding their
-      -- default behavior. For example, here we disable the section for
-      -- cursor information because line numbers are already enabled
+      -- default behavior. For example, here we set the section for
+      -- cursor location to LINE:COLUMN
       ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: duplicate-set-field
       statusline.section_location = function()
-        return ''
+        return '%2l:%-2v'
       end
 
       -- ... and there is more!
@@ -839,7 +843,27 @@ require('lazy').setup {
   --  Uncomment the following line and add your plugins to `lua/custom/plugins/*.lua` to get going.
   --    For additional information, see `:help lazy.nvim-lazy.nvim-structuring-your-plugins`
   { import = 'custom.plugins' },
-}
+}, {
+  ui = {
+    -- If you have a Nerd Font, set icons to an empty table which will use the
+    -- default lazy.nvim defined Nerd Font icons otherwise define a unicode icons table
+    icons = vim.g.have_nerd_font and {} or {
+      cmd = '⌘',
+      config = '🛠',
+      event = '📅',
+      ft = '📂',
+      init = '⚙',
+      keys = '🗝',
+      plugin = '🔌',
+      runtime = '💻',
+      require = '🌙',
+      source = '📄',
+      start = '🚀',
+      task = '📌',
+      lazy = '💤 ',
+    },
+  },
+})
 
 -- The line beneath this is called `modeline`. See `:help modeline`
 -- vim: ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 et