[ChrisMarshallNY]

> If you tell me “I don’t want to know about anything that I don’t need clearly and presently to accomplish my next task”, you’ve told me something important.

Oh, wow. I'm busted. I guess I should just sell my computer and take up turd farming.

Except...

> "I'm also constantly trying out stuff I don't already know."

That might indicate that "clearly and presently to accomplish my next task" keeps changing.