FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. STUDY - 9:30
Having tapped on the screen of his smartphone#1, PETER hears "Bluetooth connected".
PETER (V.O.): My brain doesn't like to be quiet.
Then, we hear music from speakers on Peter's left and right.
PETER (V.O.): Listening to music creates a positive mood in me. I can be more productive.
Having set up an iPad Mini and his smartphone#2, Peters taps screen icons to join a Zoom meeting and a webinar.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Both events start at 10:00.
Peter taps the screen of his smartphone#3.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This one is for checking real-time stock prices and for receiving business calls.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What a hectic Wednesday.
Act 2
SEQUENCE OF PETER'S PACKED LIFE WHEN YOUNG
A. School/Hotel. 1969-1973. Peter (15-19) is studying and working part-time.
B. College/Home. 1973-1974. Peter (19-20) is teaching and self-studying matriculation stuff.
C. Estates/Schools. 1974-1977. Peter (20-23) is managing public housing and attending evening classes in French and in Art.
D. Yuen Long/HKU. 1977-1980. Peter (23-26) is controlling squatters and attending part-time Housing Management courses.
E. Tuen Mun/HKPolyU. 1980-1981. Peter (26-27) is administering land and attending part-time Estate Surveying courses.
F. Examination Halls. Summer,1981. Peter (27) is sitting examinations in BA in Philosophy and in Land Administration.
G.HKU/HKPolyU. 1981-1982. Peter (28) is studying Law and Estate Surveying.
H.AGC/HKCityU 1985-1986. Peter (31-32) is working in Attorney General's Chambers and lecturing Law in the evenings.
I. Examination Halls. Summer, 1986. Peter (32) is sitting examinations in LLM and in Legal Translation.
J. London/Strasbourg/Hague. Summer, 1987. Peter (33) is studying and sitting examinations in UCL, in the International Institution of Human Rights and in the Hague Academy of International Law.
END SEQUENCE
INT. STUDY - 09:45
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I can carry on...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If I was to do one thing at a time, I couldn't afford it.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Moreover, time isn't guaranteed.
Peter turns down the volume of his smartphone#1.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Waiting for a meeting to start is boring. When I was a department head, I arranged for background music.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): After retirement, when I was invited to lecture, I'd bring my guitar and sing my songs to entertain the early birds.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Time to use my brain.
SEQUENCE OF PETER'S MULTITASKING
A. Meeting. Peter waves to PARTICIPANTS on screen.
B. Webinar. Peter takes a look of the SPEAKERS on screen.
C. Meeting. Unmuting, Peter makes interventions.
D. Webinar/Meeting. Peter tries to listen to the exchanges.
END SEQUENCE
PETER (V.O.): If the information is rich, my brain can't process them simultaneously.
Peter refocuses on the meeting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Quality thinking and quality work do require a sharp focus.
Then we hear: Any other business...
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But not all information is rich.
Peter taps the Yahoo!Finance icon on the screen of his smartphone#3.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having many tabs open, multitasking can be exciting.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But the risk of messing up several things at once is there.
Act 3
INT. STUDY- 13:15
Webinar ends. Peter taps the leave icon.
PETER (V.O.): Multitasking has been part of my life.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Now, online engagements have made it easier than before.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've adapted to it. It's OK for me to process many opened taps.
THE END.
FADE OUT
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