I can't turn back the clock and I will have to relay to my family that this month I'll get less money because I need to read English literature.
We operate within our own time and energy budgets, man. I might never get to that literature. My peaceful times in life where I could chill and choose what to do are over and I don't expect them to ever come back. Though who knows.
If grabbing a book now and then is enough to make you make less money that month that I’d suggest you take a holistic look at your life and daily routine to find out what you are doing severely wrong.
This is not normal and I’d be willing to bet it’s not a real problem but rather an excuse to keep on using AI as a clutch as you said you already do, but what do I know, right?