Not all papers you come across are going to be useful to you. Here are some tools that will help you efficiently explore research literature, analyze their connections with other papers, asses their significance/relevance within the domain and get the gist of papers without thoroughly reading them.
This is how proud I am of my first research publication. I am treating myself with a custom-made gift...The paper went through countless revisions and many rejections before finding a venue for publication. As this work came to fruition, it brought significant personal and professional transformation—shoutouts to all who have been a part of this challenging but satisfying journey to fruition.
After my profiles on ResearchGate, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, Twitter, ORCID.....I can't wait to announce that I have finally put together a personal website and blog.