One of those forms would be overloading the pilots with "useless" (under the circumstances) information.
In modern fighters, the weapons systems are very complex. The flight control/management computers are trained to only bug the pilot with sequenced, pilot action only, messages during combat engagement, since he's busy targeting, etc.. For example, if he gets an engine hit, the computer extinguishes the fire, shuts down the engine, and tells him he lost one. No pilot action required. Would have thought some of that logic structure would be present in civilian airliners.