System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to adapting notifications according to monitoring states of a vehicle operator. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring sensor data associated with an operator of a vehicle. The method also includes determining an operator state from the sensor data. The method also includes computing a difference of the operator state to a parameter associated with monitoring a component in the vehicle. The method also includes adapting a notification associated with the component by a controller according to the difference.