I wasn't sure how to word the title but what I mean is, does anyone else feel like they need to know all the intricacies and complexities of something before they feel comfortable with grasping the basic knowledge?
It's something I have recently noticed about myself and it's quite frustrating as it's very time-consuming and adds unnecessary extra work and stress.
For example, when I learnt to drive I couldn't just accept that you change gears when the engine revs a certain way or any of the basic rules that driving instructors teach you. I had to go away and research the mechanics of a gear box and how it works before I could start feeling comfortable with driving.
When I was a student I would do hours and hours and hours of reading on things, going back to research papers from the 1950s and 60s for example, in order to understand a small piece of knowledge rather than just accepting it for what it is. It resulted in good grades but was a lot of unnecessary and time-consuming work.
With work-related things I always have to find out why before I can just accept a fact. I can't just accept the procedures at face-level but have to understand why, even for little things that most of my colleagues just accept. I spend hours in my free-time reading up on things to find out why things are the way they are.
Is anyone else like this?