I've been tempted to stop using it, but instead just shut off notifications. I really like being able to pull it up quickly to see when code has been pushed up,

I've been tempted to stop using it, but instead just shut off notifications. I really like being able to pull it up quickly to see when code has been pushed up, pull requests created / merged, or whatever automated CI action is going on for a particular project. The chatter can burn a lot of time though. You're absolutely right there.