1. Unwatch Everything Link to heading

Do this before anything else. Make sure you’re starting from a totally blank slate. As time passes, it may be that new repos that are created as part of organizations you’re in you’re set to watch them automatically. The instant you get a notification that’s irrelevent to you, unwatch that repo.

2. Only Watch Repos That You Have Some Ownership Of Link to heading

This means different things for different people but you might want to watch if:

  1. You’re an expert on a particular repository
  2. You’re actively working on a big effort with other people in that repository.
  3. You have some other reason for seriously wanting to know about every issue raise and every PR made.

3. When You Need Someone Specific Mention Them Link to heading

@theirusername. It’s that simple.