Gerrit can construct dashboards entirely programmed using URL parameters, which you can bookmark in your browser. You don't need admin access to officially configure them in your project.
With this, you can make a better dashboard than your default one.
I'm using the following at the moment. In my browser bookmark toolbar it has a very short name, "?" (question mark).
I also have other dashboards that are very project-specific and so do not share well, but this one is completely generic:
https:/YOUR.GERRIT.HOST.HERE/dashboard/?title=What%27s+Up?&Active+Drafts/Unresolved=(uploader:me+or+owner:me)+(has:draft+or+has:unresolved)+status:open+-age:3w&Active%20Outgoing=(uploader:me+or+owner:me)+status:open+-age:3w+-is:wip&Active%20Incoming+%28cc+or+reviewer%29=%28reviewer:me+or+cc:me%29+(-uploader:me+and+-owner:me)+-age:3w+status:open&WIP=(owner:me+or+uploader:me)+is:wip+status:open&Recently%20Merged=(owner:me+or+uploader:me)+status:merged+limit:5&Inactive+Outgoing=(owner:me+or+uploader:me)+status:open+age:3w+-is:wip+limit:5&Inactive+Incoming=(reviewer:me+or+cc:me)+(-uploader:me+and+-owner:me)+status:open+age:3w+limit:5.png)

