Done! and by notification I don't necessarily mean the red obnoxious numbers in the corner. What I mean is possibly a separate tab under your profile. Just a bit of information to make sure you don't miss anything like a comment reply.
I totally get what you mean though. Before i stopped using facebook I would be incredibly distracted everytime i heard a noise and saw the little flashing tab
RE: One change that could drastically improve the Steemit Experience - A notification centre.