brunty, I've posted it before in the past but I'll post it again:
The single best thing I ever did with my #email account(s) was to set up a #filter for #MailingLists or #Subscriptions and have it skip the inbox and apply a label to it.
It catches 99% of things and makes me very happy to not have them in my inbox or notifications.
(Also makes them easy to find to unsubscribe etc)