Against the grain: Technology and us

The book argues that about five years ago, the average user would tap their phone 2,617 times a day and the top 10 per cent would do 5,427 taps per 132 different sessions per day

The Art of Bitfulness: Keeping Calm in the Digital World

Author: Nandan Nilekani & Tanuj Bhojwani

Publisher: Penguin
Pages: 228

Price: Rs 799

While the world hunkered down after Covid-19 struck, every minute of 2020 saw 188 million emails, 8.1 million text messages, 4.5 million Google searches and 8,000 Instagram photos happening. In their tour de force, The Art of Bitfulness Nandan Nilekani (one of the rare individuals to have conquered both the public and private spaces in India, decisively) and Tanuj Bhojwani tackle how all this may be the other silent big war confronting mankind (in addition to pandemics and climate change).

The book