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Akhil Theerthala

Akhil Theerthala

Just someone who keeps reading stuff and trying to learn somethings.

3 Lessons from My 22nd Year on This Planet

3 Lessons from My 22nd Year on This Planet

I turned 23 yesterday. As with any birthday, I sat back, took a paper and listed out everything that had happened in the previous year. And, as same as all my previous 5 birthdays, I wrote down way more stuff than I did in the previous year. However, I am

Galileo, Cosimo de' Medici and The 48 Laws of Power, Image generated by AI

Mastering Power Dynamics: The Secret Behind Galileo's Success

Power is a fascinating thing. It's beautiful from far and chaotic from close. The chaos, however, is often not easily noticeable. Why? Well...we are habituated not to notice it. Every decision we make is influenced by one or the other form of power, be it financial power,

Nicollo Machiavelli.

Those who still live - Niccolò Machiavelli

Have you ever thought about people who, even though they're no longer with us, still manage to shape the way we see the world? I was always curious about them, and finally, I started to write about them. Today, I want to discuss one fascinating figure: Niccolò Machiavelli.

Beyond Habit Stacking: Finding Inner Peace with The Four Agreements

It’s been a while since I have started reading fully. I had a lot of dynamic changes happening in my life, and I couldn’t exactly find time to sit down and read peacefully. So, what did I do? I took a Blinkist subscription. Whenever I had time, I’

From RNNs to LLMs, a comprehensive overview of how training regimes changed.

From Training Language Models to Training DeepSeek-R1

Reasoning Models #1 - An overview of training You probably already understand the potential of reasoning models. Playing around with O1 or DeepSeek-R1 shows us these models' enormous promise. As enthusiasts, we are all curious to build something like these models. We all start on this path, too. However,

Reading alone. Image generated using Midjourney.

I, Me & Myself - How Solo Reading Gave Me 3 Traits

A reflection on how reading alone impacted me. Yesterday I had a chat with my neighbour. He was surprised that I had stayed in the building for over a year. "Why's there no sound or trace that you live here?". I was confused when I heard

7 Practical PyTorch Tips for Smoother Development and Better Performance

Things I wish someone listed down. PyTorch is a surprisingly simple language that allows you to train a model after reading a simple 2-minute article. But as we keep writing more, many things could give a qualitative improvement in the long run. In the last two years, there have been