diff --git a/quartz/components/ContentMeta.tsx b/quartz/components/ContentMeta.tsx
index 5cf1bb7..bcbe428 100644
--- a/quartz/components/ContentMeta.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/ContentMeta.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface ContentMetaOptions {
 }
 
 const defaultOptions: ContentMetaOptions = {
-  showReadingTime: false,
+  showReadingTime: true,
 }
 
 export default ((opts?: Partial<ContentMetaOptions>) => {