Wow this feedback is so helpful, thank you!
To respond to your pointers:
1) This is a great idea, you're right about the clock - I rarely have enough time to look to the left due to the fast paced gameplay. Putting it next to the cursor would help a lot.
2) I hadn't considered this, thanks for letting me know. I should change that to pressing any button or clicking with the mouse.
3) This is a good point too, sometimes I do end up dying before I've even started to move haha. A grace period of a second or two would help.
Thanks again for the great feedback, I really appreciate it :D