diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f36f700f..fbdbd5ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,13 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     ]
   },
-  plugins: [new ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin()]
+  plugins: [new ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin()],
+  watchOptions: {
+    // for some systems, watching many files can result in a lot of CPU or memory usage
+    // https://webpack.js.org/configuration/watch/#watchoptionsignored
+    // don't use this pattern, if you have a monorepo with linked packages
+    ignored: /node_modules/,
+  },
 };
 ```