diff --git a/docs/docs/adding-field-with-default.md b/docs/docs/adding-field-with-default.md
index 59e0c26c..da81d3e9 100644
--- a/docs/docs/adding-field-with-default.md
+++ b/docs/docs/adding-field-with-default.md
@@ -18,28 +18,30 @@ This statement is only safe when your default is non-volatile.
 :::
 
 ```sql
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer DEFAULT 10 NOT NULL;
+-- blocks reads and writes while schema is changed (fast)
+ALTER TABLE "account" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer DEFAULT 10;
 ```
 
 ### adding a volatile default
 
-Add the field as nullable, then set a default, backfill, and remove nullabilty.
+Add the field without a default, set the default, and then backfill existing rows in batches.
 
 Instead of:
 
 ```sql
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer DEFAULT 10 NOT NULL;
+-- blocks reads and writes while table is rewritten (slow)
+ALTER TABLE "account" ADD COLUMN "ab_group" integer DEFAULT random();
 ```
 
 Use:
 
 ```sql
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer;
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ALTER COLUMN "foo" SET DEFAULT 10;
--- backfill column in batches
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ALTER COLUMN "foo" SET NOT NULL;
-```
+-- blocks reads and writes while schema is changed (fast)
+ALTER TABLE "account" ADD COLUMN "ab_group" integer;
+-- blocks reads and writes while schema is changed (fast)
+ALTER TABLE "account" ALTER COLUMN "ab_group" SET DEFAULT random();
 
-We add our column as nullable, set a default for new rows, backfill our column (ideally done in batches to limit locking), and finally remove nullability.
+-- backfill existing rows in batches to set the "ab_group" column
+```
 
 See ["How not valid constraints work"](constraint-missing-not-valid.md#how-not-valid-validate-works) for more information on adding constraints as `NOT VALID`.
diff --git a/docs/docs/adding-not-nullable-field.md b/docs/docs/adding-not-nullable-field.md
index ea5eba0f..666de82b 100644
--- a/docs/docs/adding-not-nullable-field.md
+++ b/docs/docs/adding-not-nullable-field.md
@@ -17,24 +17,41 @@ an `ACCESS EXCLUSIVE` lock. Reads and writes will be disabled while this stateme
 
 ## solutions
 
-### adding a non-nullable column
+### adding a non-nullable column with a non-volatile default in Postgres 11+
+
+:::note
+This statement is only safe when your default is non-volatile.
+:::
+
+```sql
+-- blocks reads and writes while schema is changed (fast)
+ALTER TABLE "account" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer DEFAULT 10 NOT NULL;
+```
+
+### adding a non-nullable column with a volatile default
 
 Add a column as nullable and use a check constraint to verify integrity. The check constraint should be added as `NOT NULL` and then validated.
 
 Instead of:
 
 ```sql
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer DEFAULT 10 NOT NULL;
+-- blocks reads and writes while table is rewritten (slow)
+ALTER TABLE "account" ADD COLUMN "ab_group" integer DEFAULT random() NOT NULL;
 ```
 
 Use:
 
 ```sql
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer DEFAULT 10;
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ADD CONSTRAINT foo_not_null
-    CHECK ("foo" IS NOT NULL) NOT VALID;
--- backfill column so it's not null
-ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" VALIDATE CONSTRAINT foo_not_null;
+-- blocks reads and writes while schema is changed (fast)
+ALTER TABLE "account" ADD COLUMN "ab_group" integer;
+-- blocks reads and writes while schema is changed (fast)
+ALTER TABLE "account" ALTER COLUMN "ab_group" SET DEFAULT random();
+ALTER TABLE "account" ADD CONSTRAINT ab_group_not_null
+    CHECK ("ab_group" IS NOT NULL) NOT VALID;
+
+-- backfill column in batches so it's not null
+
+ALTER TABLE "account" VALIDATE CONSTRAINT ab_group_not_null;
 ```
 
 Add the column as nullable, add a check constraint as `NOT VALID` to verify new rows and updates are, backfill the column so it no longer contains null values, validate the constraint to verify existing rows are valid.
diff --git a/docs/docs/safe_migrations.md b/docs/docs/safe_migrations.md
index 0e29f0bd..0def55c4 100644
--- a/docs/docs/safe_migrations.md
+++ b/docs/docs/safe_migrations.md
@@ -49,4 +49,41 @@ With a short `lock_timeout` of 1 second, queries will be blocked for up to 1 sec
 
 ## further reading
 
-Benchling's ["Move fast and migrate things: how we automated migrations in Postgres"](https://benchling.engineering/move-fast-and-migrate-things-how-we-automated-migrations-in-postgres-d60aba0fc3d4) and GoCardless's ["Zero-downtime Postgres migrations - the hard parts"](https://gocardless.com/blog/zero-downtime-postgres-migrations-the-hard-parts/) provide more background on `lock_timeout` and `statement_timeout` in a production environment.
\ No newline at end of file
+Benchling's ["Move fast and migrate things: how we automated migrations in Postgres"](https://benchling.engineering/move-fast-and-migrate-things-how-we-automated-migrations-in-postgres-d60aba0fc3d4) and GoCardless's ["Zero-downtime Postgres migrations - the hard parts"](https://gocardless.com/blog/zero-downtime-postgres-migrations-the-hard-parts/) provide more background on `lock_timeout` and `statement_timeout` in a production environment.
+
+## experiementing with locks
+
+Create some example
+
+```sql
+-- create table
+create table "account" (
+    id bigint generated always as identity primary key,
+    created_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+create table "account_email" (
+    id bigint generated always as identity primary key,
+    account_id bigint not null,
+    email text not null
+);
+
+-- open a transaction
+begin;
+
+-- run your migration
+alter table account_email
+    add constraint fk_account
+    foreign key ("account_id") references "account" ("id") not valid;
+
+-- check locks
+select
+    locktype,
+    relation::regclass,
+    mode,
+    transactionid as tid,
+    virtualtransaction as vtid,
+    pid,
+    granted
+from pg_locks;
+
+```
diff --git a/linter/src/rules/adding_field_with_default.rs b/linter/src/rules/adding_field_with_default.rs
index 97763df6..c76ac51e 100644
--- a/linter/src/rules/adding_field_with_default.rs
+++ b/linter/src/rules/adding_field_with_default.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer DEFAULT uuid();
         let ok_sql = r#"
 -- NON-VOLATILE
 ALTER TABLE "core_recipe" ADD COLUMN "foo" integer DEFAULT 10;
+ALTER TABLE "account" ADD COLUMN "last_modified" timestamptz DEFAULT now();
 "#;
 
         let pg_version_11 = Some(Version::from_str("11.0.0").unwrap());