diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ba39bf5..93140ba 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 (setq default-fill-column 80)		; toggle wrapping text at the 80th character
 (setq initial-scratch-message "Welcome in Emacs") ; print a default message in the empty scratch buffer opened at startup
 
+;; global keybindings
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-k") 'previous-line)
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-j") 'next-line)
+
 ;; package manager
 (require 'package)
 (setq package-enable-at-startup nil) ; tells emacs not to load any packages before starting up