diff --git a/config/lsd/config.yaml b/config/lsd/config.yaml
index 5338d82..920bb0c 100644
--- a/config/lsd/config.yaml
+++ b/config/lsd/config.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ color:
 # When "classic" is set, this is set to "date".
 # Possible values: date, relative, '+<date_format>'
 # `date_format` will be a `strftime` formatted value. e.g. `date: '+%d %b %y %X'` will give you a date like this: 17 Jun 21 20:14:55
-date: date
+date: relative
 
 # == Dereference ==
 # Whether to dereference symbolic links.
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ recursion:
 # == Size ==
 # Specifies the format of the size column.
 # Possible values: default, short, bytes
-size: default
+size: short
 
 # == Permission ==
 # Specify the format of the permission column
 # Possible value: rwx, octal
-permission: rwx
+permission: octal
 
 # == Sorting ==
 sorting:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ sorting:
   # Whether to group directories together and where.
   # When "classic" is set, this is set to "none".
   # Possible values: first, last, none
-  dir-grouping: none
+  dir-grouping: first
 
 # == No Symlink ==
 # Whether to omit showing symlink targets