How to use Perplexity?

Perplexity in Action: Real Results, Real Impact

Perplexity is already saving people significant time across both personal and professional tasks. A traveller planning a holiday to Spain can ask Perplexity for a complete three-day itinerary, the best areas to stay, and essential Spanish phrases, all consolidated in one place with verified sources to back it up. On the professional side, a marketing manager needing to understand a new competitor can ask Perplexity to summarise their product, pricing, and recent news in a clear, concise format with direct links replacing hours of manual research across dozens of websites with a single, focused query.

Task

Using Perplexity, research the best healthy meal prep ideas.

• Enter your question into Perplexity and read through the summary it provides
• Check the sources it has used. Are they reliable and relevant?
• Use the Focus feature to change where Perplexity pulls its information from and run the search again
• Refine your question by adding more specific detail, for example a dietary requirement, a time limit, or a budget
• Compare your first and second results. How did adding more detail change the quality of the answer?