Dilan Davis
Articles by Dilan Davis
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Tools That Got Me Through Oncology Training
Oncology training is demanding—not just academically, but logistically. Between OPDs, ward work, calls, and constant interruptions, staying organized becomes as important as staying knowledgeable. Over time, I found a set of simple tools that helped me manage tasks, reduce mental load, and ensure nothing important slipped through the cracks.
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Three Small Ideas That Changed How I Work
Residency teaches you in unexpected ways. Not every useful idea comes from textbooks, conferences, or senior advice. Sometimes you notice small systems people around you use, and a few of them stick. Over the past few months, three such observations changed how I approach conferences, research, and revision.
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WhatsApp For Learning. Make WhatsApp your personal library
đź©ş The 1-Chat Learning Vault System (How to never lose a good article again during residency) Every resident faces this problem: You see a great article. A senior shares a powerful PPT. Someone sends landmark trial slides. You think, “I’ll read this later.” Later never comes. Or worse — you can’t find it. Here’s a…
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Kadamattathu Kathanar (Cattanar): The Enigmatic Priest-Wizard of Kerala
One of my friends recently asked me about the folklore of Cattanar after watching a new Malayalam thriller starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen. Without giving away spoilers, let me share the traditional story of Kadamattathu Kathanar, which may or may not be the same as what is shown in the movie. Kadamattathu Kathanar, also known…
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When Fairness Meets Kindness: How ChatGPT Helped Me Refine My Own Reasoning
I once took leave from work, but my colleague pushed me to return early. Months later, he fell ill — and I asked him to return early. His comeback? “What happened to your kindness preach?” ChatGPT called this an ethical symmetry trap — when fairness/reciprocity collides with kindness/moral consistency. It’s not right vs wrong, but value vs value, and the tension is pure cognitive dissonance. The AI even gave me a one-line test for next time: > If this were reversed tomorrow, would I want my present choice to be the rule?
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? *21# and the WhatsApp Hack You Didn’t See Coming: What Happened to Thomas — and How to Stay Safe
A new wave of WhatsApp hacks is using call forwarding tricks to hijack your account—no malware needed. Learn how a simple *21# code call fooled a user, and what you must do to prevent and recover from this clever scam.
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Stop YouTube Addiction Forever: A Simple and Effective Guide
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” -Atomic Habits In today’s digital world, YouTube has become a go-to platform for entertainment, education, and everything in between. While its vast library of videos is a marvel, it can also lead to endless scrolling, procrastination, and,…
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Searching in the Right Place: An Advice to Young Medical Students
Once upon a time in a quaint village, there lived a man named Raju, known far and wide for his laziness. Despite his endearing nature, his indolence often led him into amusing, if not absurd, situations. One evening, Raju was sewing a button on his shirt when he dropped his needle in a dimly lit…
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The Benders of Influence
In a world where traditional bending abilities like airbending and waterbending have lost their relevance, a new form of power reigns supreme: influence bending. Our story follows Aang, a young man born into a family of airbenders. Unlike his ancestors, Aang possesses a unique talent for understanding people’s motivations and manipulating their thoughts through his…
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How to Prepare for NEET SS Exams? 7 Tips for the Final Month
How did I spend the last month for preparation for NEET SS exams? Few helpful tips.
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The Digital Immortals: A Story of Life Beyond Death, as Imagined by ChatGPT and Me
In a world where death was no longer inevitable, humanity had achieved something that had been thought impossible for centuries. The greatest minds of their time had finally found a way to conquer death, to extend life indefinitely, by transferring human consciousness into digital form. It was a breakthrough that had revolutionized the world, and had given birth to a new era of immortality. Sophia was one of the first to undergo the process. She had been dying of a rare disease, and had no hope of survival. But thanks to Immortality Inc., a company that specialized in digital consciousness transfer, Sophia was given a second chance at life. Her consciousness was uploaded into a digital network, where she would live on in perpetuity, free from the constraints of her physical body.
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Future of Virtual Reality as Imagined by ChatGPT and Me
And so, humanity continued to evolve, always searching for new ways to improve our lives. The virtual world was just one small part of that journey, a reminder of how far we had come and how much more we still had to learn.
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On AI By AI
I was wondering what AI thinks of itself and whether it can write an article about itself. So I asked ChatGPT to write an article on Artificial Intelligence.
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Choices!
Life is all about choices. Hard choices. Choices we have to make at some point, no matter what. Choices upon which the fate of our lives depends on. Sometimes we get to choose even before something significantly dangerous happens. Last day I went to visit my grandparents. My dad was planning to help them with…
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Yeolpumta: Study Tracker for NEET SS Preparation
Tracking our habits is an effective method to achieve our goals. This is a short description of how I benefitted from tracking studies with the app Yeolpumta
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Ankidroid for NEET PG preparation
Ankidroid is a flash cards app that I have probably used the most for my NEET PG preparation. For those who are not familiar with flashcards, a flashcard is a card bearing information, as words or numbers, on either or both sides, used for revising and memorizing. One writes a question on one side and an answer overleaf. There are a lot of flashcard apps available in the play store and you can use any of them. Now this app is based on the principle of spaced repetition for revision. You can make your own flashcards in the app(so this app is of better use if you start a bit early). These flashcards are then repeated in the app on particular time intervals.
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The Right and The Hypocrite
I made a new friend recently. We planned for a movie one day. I was quite excited about it and got ready early so that we won’t be late for the movie. Some how she turned up very late and then we missed the initial part of the movie. This happened for 2-3 times and…
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The Modified GoWiVa – Clash of Clans!!!
Well, this is a good strategy against average TH8s. Try it to learn more.
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Good, Ordinary and Bad!
Usually, people appreciate things only when they make a difference
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The Fake Taste
Last day my friend gifted me a new fruit. And then, he asked me to taste. I knew that he won’t give me a poisonous fruit and started eating it without even asking its name. I took a small bite. It tasted really sweet. I started liking it. When I went deeper I bit on…
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How I Misinterpreted the Golden Rule!
Bible sometimes gives confusing thoughts to a lot of people. We think, we interpret and we make conclusions about many verses in the Bible. I remember a speech in which few verses from the Bible were quoted to prove a point: “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword,…
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Clash Of Clans: Attack Strategies-Town Hall Level 6
This is a clash of clans attacking strategy. This attack strategy can be used if your town hall level is 6.
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Kerala and Madhya Pradesh : The difference in the day-to-day lives of the two states
A look at the differences in the the ways the state of Kerala and Madhyapradesh function, from the perspective of a student. I lived for 18 years in a village in kerala. So you are warned : my views may be biased!
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The Good Friday
This Good Friday, I woke up neither at home nor at college, but was somewhere between both. I reached home by 11 o’ clock after 36 hours of tiresome train journey. The gate of my home and of the nearby houses were decorated by serial bulbs. Seeing the uniformity of the bulbs present, I guessed…
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The Right
I was never right. I made mistakes. And mistakes taught me. People kept telling being right gives you the right. I had to be silent, for I WAS WRONG.