Graham at The Recording Revolution won some serious kudos from me when I happened across a couple of his videos. He is pretty open about what he uses, but always caveats that with "use whatever works for you." There is sound advice in mastering a handful of things versus knowing a little about everything (the "Jack of All Trades, master of none" scenario).
This thread has a lot of nice feedback from all perspectives and one point that stands out is that not everyone has the same goals, and people shouldn't feel "pressured" to set goals that do not suit them. It is often good to reflect on goals and reprioritize based on life happening in the background. For me, much of this has manifested itself (since the OP) in "proficiency in chosen workflow," and what I have done definitely won't suit anyone but me.
I just wanted to make sure this thread wasn't inadvertently implying "standards" in any way... it all comes down to personal preference and knowing oneself.