The struggle itself is a learning. It forces the brain to build the connections. The process is the learning.

One tip to use AI correctly is:

Use AI like a coach or a reference book, not always like a substitute for thinking. Leave room for your brain to struggle, because that struggle is where durable understanding is often formed.

So the method is to keep some hard thinking even with the strain:

• take handwritten notes
• attempt coding or writing from scratch
• spend time with difficult material before engaging for help