Mining Belts and Anomalies
Minimize "Ship hangar" (list of ships) in Inventory window) when you are docked.
Make Inventory window visible when you are docked and when you are in space.
Drone Management
Make Drones window visible in space.
Create Cargo container at your home station with name "Drones" and put there your drones for refilling.
Dock if neutral
Set "checked"(true) if you are mining in zero space.
Make Local chat window visible in space.
Recommended to make it maximum height on your screen.
It helps detect neutrals if a lot of people are in the current system.