Always be a student no matter the stage in life.
you never reach the end, you are just at a different stage.
don't fear falling, fear stagnation and don't treat stopping as neutral.
practical steps
- set your daily non-negotiable of which one must be about leaning. (acquire knowledge daily)
- audit your sources of information ; do the sources of knowledge support to get you the place you want to be in? (validate knowledge source)
- Teach what you learn (retain what i learn)
the three steps in simpler words, learn daily, make sure you are learning the right stuff, retain the knowledge.
اللهم انا نسئلك علما نافعا و رزقا طيبا و عملا متقبلا
و نعوذ بك من علم لا ينفع و قلب لا يخشع