I’d start budgeting my time, now. What do I have to give up, to make sure I have research time at the end of the day?
Budget money, as well. I would want to know how my day-to-day costs will change when I’m in school several hours a week.
Getting into the mindset of learning rather than doing will be a huge shift, so you could practice your study skills by researching the universities and their programs for an hour every day without interruption - make sure you can sit down and read for a full hour.
Once you pick a program, use social media to ask around. You might know someone who goes there, maybe they could introduce you to the faculty?
It’s like saying everyone who drinks water will die. It’s correct, but it’s not a problem.
Echo chambers exist everywhere.