diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69a31ad..3fc647b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,19 +47,10 @@ Messages are written into standard error stream (`stderr`) to avoid polluting th
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 ## Features
+- Coloured output by default with emojis
 - Prints to Standard Error stream (`stderr`)
 - Subprocess friendly: Tries to access the `tty` and print to its `stderr` (can be disabled)
-- Message structure:
-  1. `emoji` (optional, pass empty string to ignore it)
-  2. `...args` (often just a single string)
-- Coloured output by default with emojis
-- Respectful of user environment and disables color output with emojis if one of below set:
-  - `NO_COLOR` (to something other than `false` or `0`)
-  - `<APP-NAME>_NO_COLOR` (to something other than `false` or `0`)
-  - `TERM=dumb`
-- Allows user to control verbosity by configuring environment variables:
-  - `VERBOSE` (to something other than `false` or `0`)
-  - `<APP-NAME>_VERBOSE` (to something other than `false` or `0`)
+- Respectful of user environment: User can disable colors/emojis, enable silent mode or verbose mode by setting various environment variables.
 
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diff --git a/setup.go b/setup.go
index b723a66..f59b754 100644
--- a/setup.go
+++ b/setup.go
@@ -148,12 +148,10 @@ func allowEmoji(appName string) bool {
 // enableVerboseMode sets the initial verbosity setting by looking at the user
 // environment for specific variables.
 func enableVerboseMode(appName string) bool {
-	// Check if NO_COLOR set https://no-color.org/
 	if isEnvVarSetOrTruthy("VERBOSE") {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	// Check if app-specific _NO_COLOR set https://medium.com/@jdxcode/12-factor-cli-apps-dd3c227a0e46
 	if isEnvVarSetOrTruthy(formatPrefixedEnvVar(appName, "VERBOSE")) {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -164,19 +162,19 @@ func enableVerboseMode(appName string) bool {
 func isEnvVarSetOrTruthy(envVar string) bool {
 	value, set := os.LookupEnv(envVar)
 
-	// if it's not set at all
+	// check if not set at all
 	if !set {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// if it has truthy value
+	// check if falsy value
 	lowerValue := strings.ToLower(value)
-	if lowerValue == "true" || lowerValue == "1" {
-		return true
+	if lowerValue == "false" || lowerValue == "0" {
+		return false
 	}
 
-	// for unset or "falsy value"
-	return false
+	// is set (or has truthy value)
+	return true
 }
 
 func formatPrefixedEnvVar(prefix string, envVar string) string {