You are right, my friend. A terrifying part of orthodoxy is that so many things in life are a distraction, and only a few things are necessary. Of course, that involves learning different ways to recognize when a question is worth answering (or even asking) and when it isn't.

On the level of thinking and pure logic, nothing in orthodoxy is necessary. Part of the joy is learning to incorporate and trust other sources of information in addition to the empirical and logical. The two main ones being the conscience, and advice from a friend. Once you incorporate these other sources of information, it is terrifying how necessary some answers become.