diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ef1204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# ~/.profile
+# load everything from ~/.config/zsh
+export ZDOTDIR="$HOME/.config/zsh"
+[ -f "$ZDOTDIR/.zshenv" ] && source $ZDOTDIR/.zshenv