Translator Anatoli Rosenzweig Publisher Znanie; Moscow Media type Print Country Soviet Union | Language Russian Publication date 1973 Originally published 1973 Genre Self-help | |
Original title Tvoi vozmozhnosti, chelovek! Similar Authentic Happiness, What you can change a, The optimistic child, Flourish: A Visionary New Und, Learned Optimism | ||
Realize your potential: discover your hidden powers (in original Tvoi vozmozhnosti, chelovek!) is a 1973 Russian self-help book by Soviet author Viktor Davidovich Pekelis. The English version was first published in 1987, translated by Anatoli Rosenzweig and the book has been translated into six other languages.
Contents
It deals with issues of self-improvement, cybernetics, genius and talent, binding them together in a unique way. The book is marked however by its creation in Soviet Union with Pekelis citing figures like Vladimir Lenin or Leonid Brezhnev on scientific issues.
History
The book was originally published chapter after chapter in Soviet newspapers and magazines. Later, it was fully reprinted by the magazine World of Socialism from 1971 to 1972 under the title How to become a genius. Afterwards, it was finally published as a book in Moscow in printing house Znanie in 1973 under the current name Tvoi vozmozhnosti, chelovek! (Your options, human!).
Summary
Pekelis starts by defining talent and what is genius, and provides numerous examples. He continues by showing techniques how to achieve various skills like speed reading, becoming a polyglot or fast calculations. The book ends with ideas on organizing work and working better.