Who Stole My Time

Are we using our smartphones today, or our smartphones are using us? We would certainly like to believe the former but unknowingly we slip into the latter category. If by reading this story, we can critically examine our relationship with social media and reset it, the objective of the book would be partly met. Satvik, br>Sandeep and Ashok are three college friends meeting in Goa after a 25-year gap. While reminiscing about their college days, they discuss the craze of social media these days. They chance upon an idea of creating ‘playbook’ – a new social media app that pays the users for their engagements. The app becomes an instant hit. This, however, also unfolds a series of events that take the friends to the unchartered territories. Are we using our smartphones today, or our smartphones are using us? We would certainly like to believe the former but unknowingly we slip into the latter category. If by reading this story, we can critically examine our relationship with social media and reset it, the objective of the book would be partly met. Satvik, br>Sandeep and Ashok are three college friends meeting in Goa after a 25-year gap. While reminiscing about their college days, they discuss the craze of social media these days. They chance upon an idea of creating ‘playbook’ – a new social media app that pays the users for their engagements. The app becomes an instant hit. This, however, also unfolds a series of events that take the friends to the unchartered territories.