Things you read as notifications don't show up as read, even if you dismiss the notification. As for the watch, I look at the thing and immediately can classif

Things you read as notifications don't show up as read, even if you dismiss the notification. As for the watch, I look at the thing and immediately can classify as truly urgent, needs immediate action or non-urgent and leave it piling as a todo list. As a consequence I've begun to regularly forget where I put my phone, which is honestly quite liberating. I've also started to aggressively cull away badges and notifications privileges from many apps.