diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 2384ef7e8..8fdc9a7ae 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # DO NOT ADD TASKS TO THIS MAKEFILE
 # these tasks exist for principle-of-least-surprise purposes for people coming
-# here from next-land. this makefile should not be used for anything else
+# here from next-land. this makefile should not be used for anything else.
+# instead, use per-package npm scripts
 
 install:
 	@printf "\n  \e[1;34m☞\e[0m this is the same as running \e[3;36mnpm install\e[0m\n\n"