diff --git a/cmd/habit/track.go b/cmd/habit/track.go
index 0433f8c6d53da6dd237b6c0bcdff8d781f451931..d603717b4474cb9f9c51e781acd6a1bf6e537fed 100644
--- a/cmd/habit/track.go
+++ b/cmd/habit/track.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 // TrackCmd tracks a habit activity. Exported for potential use by shortcuts.
 var TrackCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "track KEY",
-	Short: "Track a habit activity",
+	Short: "Track a habit",
 	Long: `Record that a habit was performed.
 
 KEY is the habit key from your config (not the raw Lunatask ID).
diff --git a/cmd/person/timeline.go b/cmd/person/timeline.go
index 9bba9be47a0c823800067b97dcea5c7eb429e9ce..80383e50f5caa17575501977f3eeccd7b8b8f2d7 100644
--- a/cmd/person/timeline.go
+++ b/cmd/person/timeline.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 // TimelineCmd adds a timeline note to a person. Exported for potential use by shortcuts.
 var TimelineCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "timeline ID",
-	Short: "Add a timeline note to a person",
+	Short: "Add a timeline note",
 	Long: `Add a timeline note to a person's memory timeline.
 
 Use "-" as content flag value to read from stdin.`,
diff --git a/cmd/ping.go b/cmd/ping.go
index 23c921248a7aa60f5448f9b0781c8336bfc5aea0..b81cba2b33389e777e315cb2c98f4058947f1f80 100644
--- a/cmd/ping.go
+++ b/cmd/ping.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 var pingCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "ping",
-	Short: "Verify your access token is valid",
+	Short: "Verify access token",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		c, err := client.New()
 		if err != nil {