diff --git a/cockatrice/resources/config/qtlogging.ini b/cockatrice/resources/config/qtlogging.ini
index 20aa206ce..35f1c72e8 100644
--- a/cockatrice/resources/config/qtlogging.ini
+++ b/cockatrice/resources/config/qtlogging.ini
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 # or set <category> = false to disable logging
 
 #main = true
-#qt_translator = true
-#window_main.* = true
-#release_channel = true
-#spoiler_background_updater = true
-#theme_manager = true
-#sound_engine = true
-#tapped_out_interface = true
+qt_translator = false
+window_main.* = false
+release_channel = false
+spoiler_background_updater = false
+theme_manager = false
+sound_engine = false
+tapped_out_interface = false
 
 #tab_game = true
 #tab_message = true
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
 #card_picture_loader.card_back_cache_fail = true
 #card_picture_loader.picture_to_load = true
 #deck_loader = true
-#card_database = true
-#card_database.loading = true
-#card_database.loading.success_or_failure = true
-#cockatrice_xml.* = true
+card_database = false
+card_database.loading = false
+card_database.loading.success_or_failure = true
+cockatrice_xml.* = false
 #cockatrice_xml.xml_3_parser = true
 #cockatrice_xml.xml_4_parser = true
 #card_info = true
diff --git a/doc/doxygen/extra-pages/developer_documentation/logging.md b/doc/doxygen/extra-pages/developer_documentation/logging.md
index f0c5d7c5e..24bb6d047 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/extra-pages/developer_documentation/logging.md
+++ b/doc/doxygen/extra-pages/developer_documentation/logging.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ see [Logging Configuration](#logging-configuration).
 # Logging Configuration
 
 For configuring our logging, we use the qtlogging.ini, located under cockatrice/resources/config/qtlogging.ini, which is
-baked into the application in release version and set as the QT_LOGGING_CONF environment variable.
+baked into the application in release version and set as the QT_LOGGING_CONF environment variable in main.cpp.
 
 ```c++
 #ifdef Q_OS_APPLE
@@ -124,6 +124,24 @@ card_picture_loader.debug = true
 card_picture_loader.worker = true
 ```
 
+```
+[Rules]
+# Turn off some noisy and irrelevant startup logging for local development
+*.debug = false
+
+qt_translator = false
+window_main.* = false
+release_channel = false
+spoiler_background_updater = false
+theme_manager = false
+sound_engine = false
+tapped_out_interface = false
+card_database = false
+card_database.loading = false
+card_database.loading.success_or_failure = true
+cockatrice_xml.* = false
+```
+
 # Logging Setup
 
 This is achieved through our logging setup in @ref main.cpp, where we set the message pattern and install a custom