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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Non-goals:
 
 An up to date version of the [Nix package manager](nixos.org) (>=2.3) is required to build this project. For information on how to install, see the [NixOS website](https://nixos.org/download.html). Important: see also [this section](https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus#nix-advice) on binary caches.
 
-Open a dev-shell with `nix develop` and build with `cabal build`.
+Open a development shell with `nix develop` and build the project with `cabal build`. Those pained by the need to remember to enter a Nix shell may consider using [nix-direnv](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv). 
 
 ## Documentation