[stall84]

Yes this definitely is a thing. Like I mentioned, there is a real desire 'to be liked' by ATC from the pilot. It happens to me, it happens to many pilots.. They give you an instruction and you want to show how quickly and efficiently you can execute it. The hardest part is when your own flying intuition tells you to not do what they're requesting, or even worse when it merely makes you question the instruction.. leaving you in a decision paralysis.