diff --git a/core/autoload/help.el b/core/autoload/help.el
index c9c232067..b664da6bf 100644
--- a/core/autoload/help.el
+++ b/core/autoload/help.el
@@ -440,11 +440,12 @@ If prefix arg is present, refresh the cache."
               (cl-destructuring-bind (file line _match)
                   ,(split-string location ":")
                 (find-file (expand-file-name file doom-emacs-dir))
-                (goto-line (string-to-number line))
+                (goto-char (point-min))
+                (forward-line (1- line))
                 (recenter)))))))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun doom/help-package-config (package &optional arg)
+(defun doom/help-package-config (package)
   "Jump to any `def-package!', `after!' or ;;;###package block for PACKAGE.
 
 This only searches `doom-emacs-dir' (typically ~/.emacs.d) and does not include
@@ -475,5 +476,6 @@ config blocks in your private config."
             (user-error "This package isn't configured by you or Doom")))
        ":")
     (find-file (expand-file-name file doom-emacs-dir))
-    (goto-line (string-to-number line))
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (forward-line (1- line))
     (recenter)))
diff --git a/core/autoload/scratch.el b/core/autoload/scratch.el
index 64f233599..91cbe2da8 100644
--- a/core/autoload/scratch.el
+++ b/core/autoload/scratch.el
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ following:
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun doom|persist-scratch-buffers ()
   "Save all scratch buffers to `doom-scratch-dir'."
-  (dolist (buffer (cl-delete-if-not #'buffer-live-p doom-scratch-buffers))
+  (setq doom-scratch-buffers (cl-delete-if-not #'buffer-live-p doom-scratch-buffers))
+  (dolist (buffer doom-scratch-buffers)
     (with-current-buffer buffer
       (doom|persist-scratch-buffer))))
 
diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 671d0565d..428381473 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ savehist file."
 
 ;; `helpful' --- a better *help* buffer
 (def-package! helpful
+  ;; a better *help* buffer
   :commands helpful--read-symbol
   :init
   (define-key!
diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index b4050b176..bd6cff878 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Doom was setup, which may cause problems.")
  jka-compr-verbose doom-debug-mode ; silence compression messages
  ffap-machine-p-known 'reject     ; don't ping things that look like domain names
  find-file-visit-truename t       ; resolve symlinks when opening files
- idle-update-delay 2              ; update ui slightly less often
+ idle-update-delay 1              ; update ui slightly less often
  ;; be quiet at startup; don't load or display anything unnecessary
  inhibit-startup-message t
  inhibit-startup-echo-area-message user-login-name
diff --git a/modules/emacs/eshell/autoload/settings.el b/modules/emacs/eshell/autoload/settings.el
index 276f44b02..44f848cb8 100644
--- a/modules/emacs/eshell/autoload/settings.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/eshell/autoload/settings.el
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 ;;;###autodef
 (defun set-eshell-alias! (&rest aliases)
-  "Define aliases for eshell."
+  "Define aliases for eshell.
+
+ALIASES is a flat list of alias -> command pairs. e.g.
+
+  (set-eshell-alias!
+    \"hi\"  \"echo hello world\"
+    \"bye\" \"echo goodbye world\")"
   (or (cl-evenp (length aliases))
       (signal 'wrong-number-of-arguments (list 'even (length aliases))))
   (after! eshell