You gave her a permanent skill point from reading a book, and you want her to do something else? Competency for the win. I mean we could impress our "friends with benefits" as well as survive better. Nothing else has given that kind of permanent bonus.

Both theory and practice are required to obtain (or increase) an ability, so just reading books isn't going to do much. As for wanting to do something else, when fewer commands are received, I try to remind players that everyone has decisive power, and encourage them to use it by rolling the dice. The name of the game is "choose your own adventure", after all!