Gaslighting

The act of going out of one's way to do a simple task, in an overly convoluted way.
The word is said to have originated when the invention of a Gas powered lantern came to be, When in the times, candles were the norm. A person decorating their home with Gas-Lighting, was thought of as deranged, or overly picky.

"Why would you be gaslighting when you could be candlelighting? Such a waste of effort" -Abraham Lincoln. 1998