Distilly Person Profiles vs Literature Review

Distilly Person Profiles

By Distilly

Capture how a colleague, mentor, or public figure thinks so your AI can draw on it.

Literature Review

By Mohit Agarwal (PM Skills)

Turn a pile of research papers into a structured, critical review with themes and gaps.

Distilly Person Profiles

• Builds a profile of your own preferences so a personal AI assistant knows who it works for
• Captures a colleague's workflows, standards, and communication style from their messages and docs
• Researches a public figure's views and ways of thinking from public sources
• Imports PDFs, screenshots, email exports, and chat history from Slack, Lark, or WeChat
• Lets you add new material or correct a profile later, and roll back changes

Literature Review

• Organizes research evidence by theme instead of summarizing one paper at a time
• Synthesizes findings across multiple studies and highlights where they agree or conflict
• Critically analyzes study quality, methodology, and bias for key sources
• Identifies gaps in the research and what the field still needs to explore
• Formats output for academic journals, dissertations, grant proposals, or policy briefs

Reach for Distilly Person Profiles when…

• A teammate is leaving and you want to keep their know-how and context
• You want your AI assistant to understand your role, style, and priorities
• You want to ask how a favorite author or thinker might approach your question
• You are handing over a project and want the knowledge captured in one place

Reach for Literature Review when…

• You're writing a dissertation or thesis and need a structured background chapter
• You're preparing a grant proposal and need to show what's known and what's missing
• You're building the research foundation for a new product or policy initiative
• You have a stack of research papers and need to make sense of what they say collectively