-set -g status-left-length 33
-set -g status-right-length 60
-set -g status-left "#[fg=red]#(echo ${USER})@#[fg=white]#(hostname -s) | #[fg=yellow]%H:%M#[fg=white] |"
-set -g status-right "#[fg=white]| #[fg=yellow]#T: #I (#W)"
+set -g status-left-length 28
+### status-left: @hostname:sessionname
+set -g status-left "#[fg=white]@#h#[fg=red]:#S#[fg=white] |"
+### status-left: username@hostname:sessionname
+#set -g status-left "#[fg=blue]#(echo ${USER})#[fg=white]@#h#[fg=red]:#S#[fg=white] |"
+
+### status-right: Date and Time
+set -g status-right-length 16
+set -g status-right '#[fg=yellow]%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'
+### status-right: Time
+#set -g status-right-length 6
+#set -g status-right "#[fg=yellow]%H:%M"
+