diff --git a/packages/docs/docs/getting-started.md b/packages/docs/docs/getting-started.md
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--- a/packages/docs/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/packages/docs/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ export const MountedMessageView = Component.make("MountedMessage")(
 
 Use `Component.useOnMount` when the component needs a value produced by an
 Effect during its first render. The value is then cached for the component
-instance.
+instance. You can also use it to set up scoped component logic, subscriptions,
+or resources that should live for the lifetime of that component instance.
 
 Use `Component.useOnChange` when render needs the value computed by
 scoped work that depends on changing inputs. When a dependency changes, React