You do want that basis of classical mechanics, because one of the things it teaches you is how to observe a phenomenon and think about the interactions taking p

You do want that basis of classical mechanics, because one of the things it teaches you is how to observe a phenomenon and think about the interactions taking place, building up that intuition you're lacking. Physics requires more than just memorising formulas and pattern-matching. It requires you to properly think about what's going on in the interaction you're looking at.