How to modify Finder to show only current directory instead of the cascade of prior opened subdirectories?

Is there a way to force / modify Finder (either 'vanilla' or in combination with XtraFinder) to always show only the 'direct/non-recursive' content (directories / files) of a given directory instead of 'opening' any folder to the extend they were opened the last time Finder was used?

Maybe the follwing illustrates my question a bit better:

[currently Finder shows a directory like this:]

• subdirectory one


• sub-subdirectory one-one


• subdirectory two


• file one ...

[this is the way I would like it to look always:]

• subdirectory one


• subdirectory two


• file one

I suppose Finder is trying to do me a favor this way, but I find those multiple recursions quite confusing.