diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index f26fbd4..809d727 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # Credit for the appearance of this config goes to the creator of tmuxline, Evgeni Kolev.
 
 set -g prefix ^a
+
+setw -g monitor-activity on
+set-option -g visual-activity on
+
 set -g status-bg "colour238"
 set -g message-command-fg "colour249"
 set -g status-justify "left"
@@ -26,6 +30,6 @@ setw -g window-status-activity-fg "colour150"
 setw -g window-status-separator ""
 setw -g window-status-bg "colour238"
 set -g status-left "#[fg=colour236,bg=colour150] #S #[fg=colour150,bg=colour238,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]"
-set -g status-right "#[fg=colour237,bg=colour238,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour249,bg=colour237] %Y-%m-%d  %H:%M #[fg=colour150,bg=colour237,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour236,bg=colour150] #h "
+set -g status-right "#[fg=colour237,bg=colour238,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour249,bg=colour237] %m/%e/%y  %I:%M %p #[fg=colour150,bg=colour237,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour236,bg=colour150] #h "
 setw -g window-status-format "#[fg=colour150,bg=colour238] #I #[fg=colour150,bg=colour238] #W "
 setw -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=colour238,bg=colour237,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour249,bg=colour237] #I #[fg=colour249,bg=colour237] #W #[fg=colour237,bg=colour238,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]"