I've often been accused of being too analytical (mostly by women). It's always a great relief to me when a woman is quite analytical herself....it makes me feel she won't judge me as inferior for thinking so hard. I don't get the same problem with men very much, they're usually more comfortable with it. I think it's a shame it has to be so gender-related.
It's as if I can either analyse a thing 100% or remain completely ignorant of it.....I can't just give it the "right amount" of thought, because I just don't know how to work out the boundaries between what I need to know and what I don't. It's a kind of compulsive thoroughness. I'm very mindful that I probably do it too much, and I like it when I manage to be intuitive, immediate, and succint. To that end, these days I often decide not to launch into a detailed analysis of a thing, and try to just trust my feelings. I've had some success, but overall I'd still be lost without my analytical tendencies. I certainly don't share it a lot.....most of my thinking is too long and detailed for anybody to want to take in.