Dr. ARUN V J

Deep research solves the underuse problem. It does something you can't do quickly alone: synthesize complex information from multiple angles, find sources you didn't know existed, flag contradictions and gaps. It's expensive in tokens and time. The environmental footprint is real. But if you're writing a research paper, making a protocol decision, or building something that depends on getting the evidence right, it's worth the cost. The game is this: use it intentionally. Not for everything.

Most doctors try a tool for three days, feel uncertain, and switch. Two weeks later, same story. The tool is not the skill. Prompting is. What you get out of any AI tool depends far more on how you frame the question than on which platform you're using. Pick one tool for your single most time-wasting task. Use it for 30 days before judging it.

Early in my career, I attended conferences the wrong way. I sat through sessions, ate with familiar faces, and came home with a tote bag and a programme book. I thought showing up was the work. It is not. The conferences that changed the direction of my career were the same format, same duration, same crowded halls. The difference was that I had a strategy going in. A conference does not change your career. Your actions at the conference do.