diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
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+# pre-reqs
+if [ ! -f ~/.shell-prereqs-installed ];
+then
+  echo "Installing prereqs"
+  which brew > /dev/null || bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
+  brew list --cask homebrew/cask-fonts/font-open-dyslexic-nerd-font > /dev/null || brew install homebrew/cask-fonts/font-open-dyslexic-nerd-font
+  which starship > /dev/null || brew install starship
+
+  touch ~/.shell-prereqs-installed
+fi
+
+for filename in ~/.dotfiles/*; do
+  source $filename
+done
+
+eval "$(starship init zsh)"