diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 1c73d545..945791a0 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SRC_PATH = personal_mnemonic_medium
+MAKEFLAGS = --no-print-directory
 
 # TODO: https://github.com/MartinBernstorff/personal-mnemonic-medium/issues/205 Decrease makefile verbosity
 # E.g. entering/leaving directory
@@ -8,53 +9,63 @@ deploy:
 	./docker_cmd.sh
 
 install-test:
-	pip install --upgrade .[dev,tests]
+	@pip install --upgrade .[dev,tests]
 
 install-dev:
-	pip install --upgrade .[dev]
+	@pip install --upgrade .[dev]
 
 install:
-	make install-dev
-	pip install -e .
+	@make install-dev
+	@pip install -e .
 
 test: ## Run tests
-	pytest personal_mnemonic_medium
+	@echo "––– Testing –––"
+	@pytest personal_mnemonic_medium
 
 test-cov: ## Run tests with coverage
 	# TODO: https://github.com/MartinBernstorff/personal-mnemonic-medium/issues/209 Fix coverage and add it to make pr
-	pytest --cov=personal_mnemonic_medium --cov-report=term-missing personal_mnemonic_medium
+	@pytest --cov=personal_mnemonic_medium --cov-report=term-missing personal_mnemonic_medium
 
 lint: ## Format code
-	ruff format . 
-	ruff . --fix \
+	@echo "––– Linting –––"
+	@ruff format . 
+	@ruff . --fix \
 		--extend-select F401 \
 		--extend-select F841
 
 types: ## Type-check code
-	pyright $(SRC_PATH)
+	@echo "––– Type-checking –––"
+	@pyright $(SRC_PATH)
 
 validate: ## Run all checks
-	make lint
-	make types
-	make test
+	@echo "––– Running all checks –––"
+	@make lint
+	@make types
+	@make test
 
 merge-main:
-	git fetch
-	git merge --no-edit origin/main
+	@echo "––– Merging main –––"
+	@git fetch
+	@git merge --no-edit origin/main
+
+mm:
+	@make merge-main
 
 push:
-	git push --set-upstream origin HEAD
-	git push
+	@echo "––– Pushing to origin/main –––"
+	@git push --set-upstream origin HEAD
+	@git push
 
 create-pr:
-	gh pr create --title "$$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)" --body "Auto-created" || true
+	@echo "––– Creating PR –––"
+	@gh pr create --title "$$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)" --body "Auto-created" || true
 
 enable-automerge:
-	gh pr merge --auto --squash --delete-branch
+	@gh pr merge --auto --squash --delete-branch
 
 squash-from-parent:
-	git fetch
-	git reset $$(git merge-base origin/main $$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)) ; git add -A ; git commit -m "Squash changes from parent branch"
+	@git fetch
+	@git reset $$(git merge-base origin/main $$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)) ; git add -A ; git commit -m "Squash changes from parent branch"
 
 create-random-branch:
 	@git checkout -b "$$(date +'%d_%H_%M')_$(shell cat /dev/urandom | env LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'a-z' | fold -w 5 | head -n 1)"
@@ -64,16 +75,16 @@ pr-status:
 	@gh pr view | cat | grep "url" 
 
 pr: ## Run relevant tests before PR
+	@make merge-main
 	@make push
 	@make create-pr
-	@make merge-main
 	@make validate
 	@make enable-automerge
-	@echo "––– 🎉🎉🎉 All tests succeeded! 🎉🎉🎉 –––"
+	@echo "––– 🎉🎉🎉 All validation succeeded! 🎉🎉🎉 –––"
 	@make pr-status
 
 grow:
-	make pr
+	@make pr
 	@echo "––– Growing into a new branch 🌳 –––"
-	make create-random-branch
-	make squash-from-parent
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+	@make create-random-branch
+	@make squash-from-parent
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