More on Hermeneutical Spirals

When I'm studying for my classes, this is how I wish I could study:

But this is how I feel I need to study:

How many of you can relate to those assignments that don't touch on any of the things the reading or lecture made you ponder and think deeply about? That's me, most of the time. The reading brings up a lot of thoughts, but often they are not on the same topics as the ones my classes require me to write about.

I suppose it does require discipline to fulfill the assignment requirements, but it leaves my own curiosity stunted, sometimes.