diff --git a/bin/i3-focus.sh b/bin/i3-focus.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..57fa2d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/i3-focus.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# loops over i3 ipc events to prevent unnesecary polling
+
+while :; do
+    # infinite loop
+    i3_msg=$(i3-msg -t SUBSCRIBE '[ "window" , "output" ]')
+    window=$(echo "$i3_msg" | gojq 'if .change == "focus" then .container.window_properties end | if .title == "tmux" then .title else .class end' | tr -d '"')
+    case "$window" in
+        'st-256color')      echo 'st'       ;;
+        'Brave-browser')    echo 'Brave'    ;;
+        *)                  echo "$window"  ;;
+    esac
+done
diff --git a/editors/nvim/config/spell/en.utf-8.add b/editors/nvim/config/spell/en.utf-8.add
index dac80cf..3ca18f4 100644
--- a/editors/nvim/config/spell/en.utf-8.add
+++ b/editors/nvim/config/spell/en.utf-8.add
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ L3
 Pset
 Kalynn
 Appt
+EPR
+S983
+Airpods
+swiffer
+postlab
diff --git a/editors/nvim/config/spell/en.utf-8.add.spl b/editors/nvim/config/spell/en.utf-8.add.spl
index 7ea7764..b8c134e 100644
Binary files a/editors/nvim/config/spell/en.utf-8.add.spl and b/editors/nvim/config/spell/en.utf-8.add.spl differ
diff --git a/gui/i3/base.conf b/gui/i3/base.conf
index 5ccbae7..305d584 100644
--- a/gui/i3/base.conf
+++ b/gui/i3/base.conf
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock-blur --nofork
 # auto starting default applications
 # assign [class="st-256color"] 1
 # assign [title="startup-browser"] 2
+for_window [instance="startup-tmux"] move to workspace $ws1
 
-exec --no-startup-id i3-msg "workspace 1; exec st -e tmux"
+exec --no-startup-id exec st -n 'startup-tmux'-e tmux
 exec --no-startup-id i3-msg "workspace 2; exec brave"
 
 # Use pactl to adjust volume in PulseAudio.
diff --git a/gui/polybar/config.ini b/gui/polybar/config.ini
index dd60c03..39db387 100644
--- a/gui/polybar/config.ini
+++ b/gui/polybar/config.ini
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ inherit = section/base-bar
 ; height
 height = 24pt
 ; modules
-modules-left = xworkspaces focus spotify spotify-len todo
+modules-left = xworkspaces focus-fast spotify spotify-len todo
 ;modules-left = xworkspaces spotify spotify-len
 modules-center = weather-desktop
 modules-right = pulseaudio memory cpu temperature eth dev-bat seafile calendar-sync bg-selector quotes date powermenu
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ type = custom/script
 interval = 0.2
 exec = ~/.dotfiles/bin/focus_class
 
+[module/focus-fast]
+; correct title size
+type = custom/script
+tail = true
+exec = ~/.dotfiles/bin/i3-focus.sh
+
 [module/pulseaudio]
 type = internal/pulseaudio