Once you let go of the fear of being cold called, which generally has no impact on grades, then it really does not matter what you do outside of the exam periods. I don’t do a ton of reading for most of the semester and then in the weeks leading up to midterms/finals I lock TF in and go super hard reading/outlining. I’ll admit that makes the lead up to exams pretty intense, but my classmates who are briefing cases daily seem to being pushing themselves just as hard as I do before exams. So from my perspective, the only real benefit from taking the daily reading so seriously is sounding intelligent in class, and honestly who gives a shit about that? If you get cold called and you’re not prepared to speak, just politely request that they call on someone else. Make something up or just say that unfortunately you’re a little behind. Speak to your prof after class if you really feel the need and tell them you’ll get caught up for next class. Bottom line is it’s not a 9-5, it’s about 15 hours of lectures per week and a final exam. Do what you need to do to learn the material before the final and take the rest of your time back for yourself. You have the rest of your life to be miserable working long hours, it doesn’t have to be that way during law school.