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The default notification settings in Canvas (and the only notification settings in Gradescope) are a bit too noisy. The onslaught is merciless and is more likely to worsen than improve as your career progresses. You have to take charge of your attention and protect it from these 🧛‍♂️ energy vampires!

Consider visiting https://canvas.jmu.edu/profile/communication and:

1. disabling all notifications
2. adding back as few as possible that you think would be helpful, e.g. enable Email notification for “Announcements” and “Conversations”

Everyone gets Lost in Email sometimes. Email Filtering can help! consider using Outlook's Email Filtering Feature as suggested by Dr. Mayfield:

1. Go to https://dukes.jmu.edu/ (Outlook)
2. On the left, click Create new folder
   • Note: You might have to click the hamburger button first
   • Name the new folder Gradescope
3. On the top, click Settings
   • Search for Inbox rules
   • Click + Add new rule
     • Name: Gradescope Notifications
     • Condition: From no-reply@gradescope.com
     • Action: Move to Gradescope
     • Check: Rule rule now
4. Optional: Repeat steps 2 and 3 for:
   • Canvas Notifications: notifications@instructure.com
   • Piazza Notifications: no-reply@piazza.com
   • Subject includes [JMU INFORMATIONAL E-MAIL]