Is the organization of Tristam’s Autobiography an Example of Distraction, Or Is It Intended?

Quote 1: “To such however as do not choose to go so far back into these things, I can give no better advice than that they skip over the remaining part of this chapter; for I declare before-hand, 'tis wrote only for the curious and inquisitive” (Sterne, 4).

Quote 2: “You must have a little patience. I have undertaken, you see, to write not only my life, but my opinions also; hoping and expecting that your knowledge of my character, and of what kind of a mortal I am, by the one, would give you a better relish for the other” (Sterne, 6). 

      Tristam Shandy is written in a much different way than other novels we have read thus far. However, unlike many novels in which the organization is unconventional, the author warns us and explains his intentions by it. In the second quote above, Shandy says he writes about his life, as well as his opinions of the events in his life. Not only does he describe his opinions, he interrupts his anecdotes by starting other ones while not finishing either in a single explanation. This could possibly be a subconscious distraction of his, although he assures us all of these stories are interrelated. At the same time that he wants us to join in on his disarrayed explanation of events, he warns in the first quote above that certain parts are only for the “curious and inquistive.” What does this tell us about the connection between being curious and following distractions of certain detail?  Obviously Shandy finds these parts to be important to his autobiography, but why does he suggest that it isn’t necessary to read, unless one is curious? Perhaps he realizes some of his anecdotes are actually him becoming sidetracked and being distracted by unnecessary things.