Don't bother trying to remember details, especially about software: When you next need them, they will likely have changed. Instead, learn how to efficiently l

Don't bother trying to remember details, especially about software: When you next need them, they will likely have changed. Instead, learn how to efficiently look up the current information when you need it. Actively look for relationships between what you're learning and what you already know: Does the thing you're learning solve a problem that you're familiar with? Is its mechanism similar to something from another field? Does it achieve a similar result in a novel way? etc. Write down these insights somewhere, and figure out some way to habitually review them. The details of this habit probably don't matter too much, as long as it's something comfortable for you to keep up long-term.