Ask HN: Can’t study other lessons instead of coding/learning to code

Hi, I’m a Bachelor student in Business Informatics. I have to study Discrete Math and Lineare Algebra, instead of procrastinating by coding.

Here in Germany we can only fail three times of an exam. I failed once and have to pass Discrete Math this semester. However I’m a web developer in a company and work two days a week. My works makes me happy and I want to continue doing it.

Today I wanted to do something mew and tried to use ChatGPT to write an app with Go (because I have no experience in Golang, at work I’m doing Django and vue stuff). It gives me some example code, with errors obviously and I’m trying to correct and use. I connected Postgres and created structs, repositories handlers, services and so on. Man, this feels perfect.

But, I have to do Math assignments and repeat what I learned. How can I stop using my computer for programming? I have an iPad for study but I need to use my computer too, without VSCode opened in background. Should I go to library? What would you do if you were me?