diff --git a/emacs.el b/emacs.el
index 594d7ba..d275fb3 100644
--- a/emacs.el
+++ b/emacs.el
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ drill-instructor.el"
 
 (show-paren-mode 1)
 (setq show-paren-delay 0.5
-      show-paren-style 'mixed)
+      show-paren-style 'parenthesis)    ; mixed is hard to read
 (set-face-background 'show-paren-match
                      (face-foreground 'default))
 (set-face-inverse-video-p 'show-paren-match