A User’s Digital DIET Overrides Interest in What Gets Read—Can “Smart Story” Structure Bridge Quick Scans and Deep Reading in One Interface?
Have you ever opened something you genuinely wanted to read—only to leave within seconds? This happens even with topics we care about. The problem is not a lack of interest. It is that every user arrives with real-world constraints that shape engagement in the moment. I call this the digital DIET: the mix of available time, environment, individual interests, and device conditions that determines what gets attention, what gets scanned, and what gets ignored.
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