The common refrain of a teenager... https://www.npr.org/2016/04/15/474348291/why-teens-are-impul... honestly at that age I never went out of my room, and I still got in trouble. If you do develop some self-control, you could look at https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/dive-into-the-world-of-dos-v... or https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B97801... (c.f. also https://hackmd.io/@_01X9rimQmWH33Djf8QhoA/SkygF9WdP which is based on that book)
It’s your book. If you want to have a lighthearted fun digression about combustion engines then I think that’s fine.
When I read textbooks a fun little digression now and then doesn’t bother me at all. Usually it puts a smile on my face.
I am also in my 30’s like that guy and that’s my 2 cents.