diff --git a/README b/README
index c6d3ae6..89f7dba 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ in .xinitrc:
     while true
     do
         echo `date` `uptime | sed 's/.*://; s/,//g'`
-        sleep 5
+        sleep 2
     done | dwm
 
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