get off of the arrow keys
binding to open multiple term sessions
only use whitespace-mode when i know it looks good

i.e., not in terminals
always delete trailing whitespace on file save
add aggressive indent mode

https://github.com/Bruce-Connor/aggressive-indent-mode
clean up js2 customizations

replace autopair with electric-pair
replace weird custom indent with electric- and aggressive-
use bmiller/ instead of my- in function names
hoist requires within sections
"diminish" major modes
use symbols for minor modes in the modeline

again, they make sense to me ...
invoke powerline-reset at a reasonable time
don't show ruby version in the modeline

it's not worth it
more contrast in modeline "active" center face
add a couple path shorteners