Story - Hartwig Distler

functions operating correct again. It is really not many shortcut keys you need for operating the camera. But even with the basic functions I had
severe difficulties to get them working again. It lasted very long until I found a key. If then I found it finally, I would expect that the next time it
would go problem-free. But that's not the case. The next time I must search again until I find the key. We are now talking about simplest
functions such as switching on or off. If it concerns then somewhat more complex functions, it takes minutes for me to find the keys. Of course
it is clear that when you search new key combinations. But normally you should get control over new key combinations after a couple of times.
But that is not the case with me. For me it takes a couple of weeks until I have a new function save in operation. But finally I get the whole
thing working smoothly. With lots of patience and spit. And upon this I am very proud! If I finally successfully finished such a thing, I will not get
the smile of my face (-:.
15.10.2008
Numbers
I still have difficulties with numbers. One-digit numbers go problem-free, but with two and/or three-figure numbers I still have problems. In the
meantime as long as I do not speak (verbally) it is almost problem-free. This was not so at the beginning. There I had serious trouble. By now I
only have trouble if I speak the numbers verbally. I already partly described the whole thing some time before. I have made several attempts to
improve when speaking. As I have said I still have difficulties speaking three-figure numbers in German. If I speak in my mind I have no
troubles, but as soon as I speak verbally trouble begins. I try to explain it by means of an example. I will take the number “123” as an example.
In German “123” is expressed as „one-hundred-and-three-twenty“. This is in linguistic terms, whereas it is in nominal terms “123”. To get the
linguistic expression you need to turn around the numbers. First you have “one-hundred”, then there is what I call a placeholder, then there is
the number “3” and I finally have to replace the placeholder with the number “2”. Thus expressed „one hundred “ -- three -- and twenty. This is
all correct math-wise, but I have a lot of problems with getting the right number into the right position. I have for a long time experimented with
different variants to find a solution. Now it seems like I found a solution for my self. This does not mean that everyone makes it the same way it
just means that I found a solution. The one-hundred is still at the beginning, however then I no longer separate the numbers in my brain, but
instead I use the number “23” to speak that word. I terms of the characters there is no change. But in the way you add the numbers and
pronounce the words. With the small mental conversion now also the whole fits again mentally. I do not have any longer a break between my
number world and my linguistic world. I still have not completed the conversion for my self. I still have some difficulties when speaking, but the
whole seems to go more fluidly my mind. As we say I will remain at the ball and state whether I had success!