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@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 # motivations
 > you can do it!
 
-## usage
+## Install
+
+This package uses [npm](npmjs.com).
+
+```js
+npm install motivations --save
+```
+
+## Usage
 
 1. install `motivations` and save it to your `package.json`:
 
@@ -20,3 +28,13 @@
   ```
   console.log(motivations[0]); // prints "don't worry. no one actually knows what they're doing."
   ```
+
+## Contribute
+
+Please contribute! PRs are gladly accepted; check out the [current ones](//github.com/NodeTogether/motivations) and review them, if you can. Or, [look at the issues](//github.com/NodeTogether/motivations/issues).
+
+This repository follows the NodeTogether [Code of Conduct](http://www.nodetogether.org/CoC.html). Be actively nice!
+
+## License
+
+See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file.