I think some of the applications listed over at steemtools.com might allow you to sort your feed and followers a bit more. Also check out busy.org as a more 'follower' focused interface.
NEVER look at the main trending page (unless your a sociologist doing analysis) is my strategy for dealing with this platform. Only your feed.
Many of these ideas are sensible. @timcliff and many others sometimes post roadmap posts, look out for those and add them in.
RE: Improvements To SteemIt (To Make Browsing Easier)