diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54b36b7d..22bc6a26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,14 +6,9 @@ Github._
 
 `jrnl` is a simple journal application for the command line.
 
-Its goal is to facilitate the rapid creation and viewing of journal entries. It
-is flexible enough to support different use cases and organization strategies.
-It is powerful enough to search through thousands of entries and display, or
-"filter," only the entries you want to see.
-
-`jrnl` includes support for [128-bit AES
-encryption](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard) using
-[cryptography.Fernet](https://cryptography.io/en/latest/fernet/).
+You can use it to easily create, search, and view journal entries. Journals are
+stored as human-readable plain text, and can also be encrypted using  [AES
+encryption](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard).
 
 ## In a Nutshell
 
@@ -31,9 +26,8 @@ the rest as the body. In your journal file, the result will look like this:
     [2012-03-29 09:00] Called in sick.
     Used the time to clean the house and write my book.
 
-Entering `jrnl` without any arguments launches an external editor where you can
-write your entry. `jrnl` will generate a time stamp for the entry after you save
-and close the editor window.
+If you just call `jrnl`, you will be prompted to compose your entry - but you
+can also configure _jrnl_ to use your external editor.
 
 For more information, please read the
 [documentation](https://jrnl.sh/overview/).
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ src="https://opencollective.com/jrnl/contributors.svg?width=890&button=false"
 If you'd also like to help make `jrnl` better, please see our [contributing
 documentation](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
-## Financial Backers
+### Financial Backers
 
 Another way show support is through direct financial contributions. These funds
 go to covering our costs, and are a quick way to show your appreciation for
diff --git a/docs/encryption.md b/docs/encryption.md
index a4f0a35a..c4bbc0e2 100644
--- a/docs/encryption.md
+++ b/docs/encryption.md
@@ -7,23 +7,6 @@ real world. There are a number of ways that people can at least partially
 compromise your `jrnl` data. See the [Privacy and Security](./security.md) page
 for more information.
 
-## Dependencies
-
-As of version 2.0, `jrnl`'s encryption functions require
-[`cryptography`](https://pypi.org/project/cryptography/), which is available in
-the Python Package Index (PyPI) and can be installed using `pip`:
-
-``` sh
-pip3 install cryptography
-```
-
-Previous versions of `jrnl` require
-[`pycrypto`](https://pypi.org/project/pycrypto/):
-
-```sh
-pip3 install pycrypto
-```
-
 ## Encrypting and Decrypting
 
 Existing plain text journal files can be encrypted using the `--encrypt`
@@ -52,7 +35,7 @@ encrypted file untouched and create a new plain text file next to it.
 
 ## Storing Passwords in Your Keychain
 
-There is no method to recover or reset your `jrnl` password. If you lose it,
+You can't recover or reset your `jrnl` password. If you lose it,
 your data will be inaccessible forever.
 
 For this reason, when encrypting a journal, `jrnl` asks whether you would like
@@ -66,7 +49,8 @@ same password again. This will trigger the keychain storage prompt.
 
 ## Manual Decryption
 
-Should you ever want to decrypt your journal manually, you can do so with any
+The easiest way to decrypt your journal is with `jrnl --decrypt`, but
+if you would like to decrypt your journal manually, you can do so with any
 program that supports the AES algorithm in CBC. The key used for encryption is
 the SHA-256 hash of your password. The IV (initialization vector) is stored in
 the first 16 bytes of the encrypted file. The plain text is encoded in UTF-8 and
@@ -106,6 +90,12 @@ key = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(kdf.derive(password))
 print(Fernet(key).decrypt(ciphertext).decode('utf-8'))
 ```
 
+To run the above script, you'll need [`cryptography`](https://pypi.org/project/cryptography/), which you can install with  `pip`:
+
+``` sh
+pip3 install cryptography
+```
+
 If you're still using `jrnl` version 1.X, the following script serves the same
 purpose:
 
@@ -134,3 +124,10 @@ plain = plain.strip(plain[-1:])
 plain = plain.decode("utf-8")
 print(plain)
 ```
+
+This script requires
+[`pycrypto`](https://pypi.org/project/pycrypto/):
+
+```sh
+pip3 install pycrypto
+```
diff --git a/docs/overview.md b/docs/overview.md
index 6f977ce7..1927bfe6 100644
--- a/docs/overview.md
+++ b/docs/overview.md
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@
 
 `jrnl` is a simple journal application for the command line.
 
-`jrnl`'s goal is to facilitate the rapid creation and viewing of journal
-entries. It is flexible enough to support different use cases and organization
-strategies. It is powerful enough to search through thousands of entries and
-display, or "filter," only the entries you want to see.
+You can use it to easily create, search, and view journal entries. Journals are
+stored as human-readable plain text, and can also be encrypted using  [AES
+encryption](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard).
 
 `jrnl` has most of the features you need, and few of the ones you don't.
 
 ## Plain Text
 
-`jrnl` stores each journal in plain text. `jrnl` files can be stored anywhere,
+`jrnl` stores each journal in plain text. You can store `jrnl` files anywhere,
 including in shared folders to keep them synchronized between devices. Journal
 files are compact (thousands of entries take up less than 1 MiB) and can be read
 by almost any electronic device, now and for the foreseeable future.
@@ -38,11 +37,9 @@ to the external editor of your choice.
 
 ## Encryption
   
-`jrnl` includes support for [128-bit AES
-encryption](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard) using
-[cryptography.Fernet](https://cryptography.io/en/latest/fernet/). The
-[encryption page](./encryption.md) explains `jrnl`'s cryptographic framework in
-more detail.
+`jrnl` includes support for [AES
+encryption](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard). See the
+[encryption page](./encryption.md) for more information.
 
 ## Import and Export
 
@@ -51,8 +48,8 @@ be [exported](./export.md) in a variety of formats.
 
 ## Multi-Platform Support
 
-`jrnl` is compatible with most operating systems. Pre-compiled binaries are
-available through several distribution channels, and you can build from source.
+`jrnl` is compatible with most operating systems. You can download it using one
+of a variety of package managers, or you can build from source.
 See the [installation page](./installation.md) for more information.
 
 ## Open-Source