have you read the bitcoin dev philosophy book yet?

I just ask AI to teach me something new and go from there.

for the inevitable DB delay I would recommend:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6752187-introduction-to-algorithms

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/515601.The_C_Programming_Language

You might even be able to finish them before the delays get resolved

A classic for me

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4099.The_Pragmatic_Programmer