diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 411eb39..54f39bd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var indexPageTemplate = `<html>
         <form action="/moment" class="form" method="post">
             <div class="field">
                 <label class="label">What did you do in the last <em class="js-counter"></em> minutes:</label>
-                <div class="control"><input type="text" name="memo" class="input"></div>
+                <div class="control"><input type="text" name="memo" class="input" autofocus placeholder="add note / accomplishments"></div>
             </div>
             <div class="field">
                 <div class="control">
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ func loadMoments(db *bolt.DB, today string) ([]Moment, error) {
 			moments = append(moments, moment)
 		}
 
+		// TODO(peter): if there are no moments, here we can add a moment for the start of the day
 		return nil
 	})
 
