diff --git a/.notion/mod_switch_or_create_ws.lua b/.notion/mod_switch_or_create_ws.lua
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.notion/mod_switch_or_create_ws.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-- create ws (if not present) and switch
+function ws_switch_or_create(ws)
+   if not WScreen.switch_nth(_, ws) then
+       ioncore.create_ws(_, ws)
+       WScreen.switch_nth(_, ws)
+    end
+end
+
+-- ideally, if I leave a workspace with nothing but an empty frame, it could be deleted.
+-- but that's for another year.
+
+-- later mapped to META..0-9
+ioncore.defbindings("WScreen", {
+    kpress(META.."5", "ws_switch_or_create(5)"),
+    kpress(META.."6", "ws_switch_or_create(6)"),
+    kpress(META.."7", "ws_switch_or_create(7)"),
+})