In the early days of my career, my first job was at a software house. I worked on projects end to end, from taking requirements from the client to shipping what they needed to production. I remember how much time I spent on Google—trying to figure out which tool to use, which method to follow, or how to build what was needed. It took hours to explore, discover, and compare different ways. It was fun and always brought new learnings: a small tip, a new perspective, or a person teaching the same thing in a different way. But it was also hard and confusing, especially at the beginning when I didn’t have much experience and had to try, fail, and see what worked best.
Then ChatGPT arrived, and things started to change bit by bit. I don’t remember the exact moment I fully adapted, but I noticed that finding answers became easier. Exploring and discovering new ways became more accessible than before—you could start with a headline and then deep dive from there.
Perplexity sits in the middle for me. It gives me the ability to search and get curated, summarized info with AI, while still showing the sources so I can navigate and read deeply if I want.