diff --git a/following b/following
index c2bea71..d134af6 100644
--- a/following
+++ b/following
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ set -e
 
 # super quickly hacked together script
 # for listing your twitch following from the command-line.
-# KNOWN ISSUES: stops printing at the first = character per field.
-#               this should be an easy fix but i'm lazy.
+
+# REQUIREMENTS:
+#   editing this script.
+#   downloading a python script.
+#   python 2 or 3.
+#   a web browser
+#   curl
+#   GNU sort
+#   GNU awk
+
+# KNOWN ISSUES:
+#   stops printing at the first = character per field.
+#   this should be an easy fix but i'm lazy.
+#   output is not always sorted by viewer count.
 
 # TODO:
 #   fix known issues.
@@ -16,9 +28,20 @@ set -e
 
 # fill these in with values extracted from your browser's
 # "copy as cURL" feature.
+# 1. open a new tab in Chromium or Firefox; these instructions apply to either.
+# 2. open the web inspector (ctrl+shift+I) and click on the network tab.
+# 3. go to https://www.twitch.tv/directory/following/live
+#    make sure this is with the network tab already open!
+#    if it isn't, open it up and just refresh the page.
+# 4. type "followed" in the filter of the network tab.
+# 5. right click on the first result and click copy as cURL.
+#    in Chromium, it's in a submenu as "copy as cURL (bash)"
+# 6. paste into a text editor and extract the following header values:
+#    (each header is specified by a -H flag)
+cookie="cookie: [fill me in!]"
+client_id="client-id: [fill me in!]"
+
 # note: technically, you only need the "persistent" cookie.
-cookie="cookie: [stuff goes here]"
-client_id="client-id: [stuff goes here]"
 
 json2() {
     # download this from https://github.com/vi/json2/blob/master/json2