Welp, so here are my take on this issue.
Firstly,
Worshipping Allah is the main activity on a daily basis, and not work/study/earning money - So don't say: when I'm done with my work I'll recite Quran, make dhikr, make salaat... it's the other way around. Ibadah is not for spare time, everything else except ibadah is for spare time, including your work, kids, family, friends...
So many Muslims think that there are some acts that are under the category of worship while others arent.
Umm... nope. The concept of Ibadah isnt limited to just praying Salah, fasting etc etc.
As is evident from this Hadeeth.
Abu Dharr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Your smiling in the face of your brother is charity, commanding good and forbidding evil is charity, your giving directions to a man lost in the land is charity for you. Your seeing for a man with bad sight is a charity for you, your removal of a rock, a thorn or a bone from the road is charity for you. Your pouring what remains from your bucket into the bucket of your brother is charity for you."
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1956
There are more than one way to worship, thinking Ibabah is limited to only reading Quran, praying Salah, or fasting couldnt be far from truth.
This is just an example, there are countless stuff which are considered charity which is an act of worship.
Secondly:
2. Reinforce your Quran reading with the Hadeeths as well. As thats where the true gems are.
Hadeeths are the "how" and "what" to the "why" of the Quran.
Thirdly:
You arent wrong. But Daleel is needed for clarifying that point.
Bc there are dhikr that Prophet (Peace be upon him) had specifically recommend for specific times. Like when he(peace be upon him) taught the Dhikr ritual before sleeping to his daughter and Ali (May Allah be pleased with both of them).
Also, may Allah grant you cure from the waswas.