this page is a list of things i found annoying about iterm2 and needed to change
disable command highlighting
got this thanks to this thread (thanks!)

- open iterm2
- settings > general > selection
- uncheck the “Clicking on a command selects it to restrict Find and Filter”
delete by word
got this thanks to this blog (thanks!)

- open iterm2
- settings > profiles > keys (read: not the main keys menu) > key bindings
- click on the presets and select
Natural Text Editing - opt to keep all current key bindings