diff --git a/home/alex/programs/emacs/doom/config.el b/home/alex/programs/emacs/doom/config.el
index 66ec205..53f43d5 100644
--- a/home/alex/programs/emacs/doom/config.el
+++ b/home/alex/programs/emacs/doom/config.el
@@ -33,12 +33,18 @@
 ;; If you use `org' and don't want your org files in the default location below,
 ;; change `org-directory'. It must be set before org loads!
 (setq org-directory "~/org/"
+      org-log-into-drawer t
       org-roam-directory (file-truename "~/org/notes"))
 
 ;; do not create a new workspace for each emacsclient
 (after! persp-mode
     (setq persp-emacsclient-init-frame-behaviour-override "main"))
 
+
+;; exclude cmake from formatting on save
+(add-to-list '+format-on-save-disabled-modes
+             'cmake-mode)
+
 (defun my/org-id-update-org-roam-files ()
   "Update Org-ID locations for all Org-roam files."
   (interactive)
@@ -52,6 +58,8 @@
 (setq undo-limit 80000000                         ; Raise undo-limit to 80Mb
       evil-want-fine-undo t                       ; By default while in insert all changes are one big blob. Be more granular
       auto-save-default t                         ; Nobody likes to loose work, I certainly don't
+      evil-escape-key-sequence "qq"               ; define an escape sequence
+      evil-escape-delay 0.175
       )
 
 ;; This determines the style of line numbers in effect. If set to `nil', line
@@ -87,7 +95,15 @@
 
 (use-package! org-ql)
 (use-package! org-bookmark-heading)
+
+(defun ak/activities-define--with-prefix-arg ()
+  "Call 'C-u activities-define' in order to save the current activity."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((current-prefix-arg '(4)))
+    (call-interactively #'activities-define)))
+
 (use-package! activities
+  :demand t
   :config
   (activities-mode)
   (activities-tabs-mode)
@@ -97,7 +113,7 @@
     :desc "Resume activity" "r" #'activities-resume
     :desc "Create new activity" "n" #'activities-new
     :desc "List activities" "l" #'activities-list
-    :desc "Save current activity " "s" #'activities-save
+    :desc "Save current activity " "s" #'ak/activities-define--with-prefix-arg
     :desc "Save all activities" "S" #'activities-save-all
     :desc "Revert activity to default" "R" #'activities-revert
     )
@@ -228,6 +244,12 @@
   :config
   (setq nov-save-place-file (concat doom-cache-dir "nov-places")))
 
+(use-package! protobuf-mode
+  :mode ("\\.proto\\'" . protobuf-mode))
+
+(use-package! systemd
+  :mode ("\\.\\(service\\|target\\|socket\\|timer\\)\\'" . systemd-mode))
+
 (use-package! org-present
   :after org)
 
diff --git a/home/alex/programs/emacs/doom/packages.el b/home/alex/programs/emacs/doom/packages.el
index 153917b..0cac093 100644
--- a/home/alex/programs/emacs/doom/packages.el
+++ b/home/alex/programs/emacs/doom/packages.el
@@ -72,3 +72,5 @@
 (package! activities
   :recipe (:host github :repo "alphapapa/activities.el" :branch "master"))
 (package! elfeed-web)
+(package! systemd)
+(package! protobuf-mode)