Takingchargeofyourselfinvolvesputtingtorestsomeveryprevalentmyths.Atthetopofthelististhenotionthatintelligenceismeasuredbyyourabilitytosolvecomplexproblems;toread,writeandcomputeatcertainlevels;andtoresolveabstractequationsquickly.Thisvisionofintelligenceassertsformaleducationandbookishexcellenceasthetruemeasuresofselffulfillment.Itencouragesakindofintellectualprejudicethathasbroughtwithitsomediscouragingresults.Wehavecometobelievethatsomeonewhohasmoreeducationalmeritbadges,whoisverygoodatsomeformofschooldisciplineis"intelligent."Yetmentalhospitalsarefilledwithpatientswhohavealloftheproperlyletteredcertificates.Atruerindicatorofintelligenceisaneffective,happyliferivedeachdayandeachpresentmomentofeveryday. A: isawidelyheldbutwrongconcept B: willhelpeliminateintellectualprejudice C: istherootofallmentaldistress D: willcontributetoone"sselffulfillment

Takingchargeofyourselfinvolvesputtingtorestsomeprevalentmyths.Atthetopofthelististhenotionthatintelligenceismeasuredbyyourabilitytosolveproblems—toread,writeandtocompute.Thisvisionofintelligencestressesformaleducationandbookishexcellenceasthetruemeasuresofself-fulfillment.Itencouragesakindofintellectualprejudicethathasbroughtwithitsomediscouragingresults.Wehavecometobelievethatsomeonewhohasmoreeducation,whoisverygoodatsomeformofschooldisciplineis"intelligent".Yetmentalhospitalsarefilledwithpatientswhohavegraduationcertificates.Atrueindicatorofintelligenceisaneffective,happylifelivedeachday.Ifyouarehappy,ifyouliveeverymomentforeverythingthatisworth,thenyouareanintelligentperson.Problemsolvingisausefulhelptoyourhappiness,butifyouknowthatgivenyourinabilitytoresolveaparticularconcernyoucanstillchoosehappinessforyourself,orataminimumrefusetochooseunhappiness,thenyouareintelligent.Youareintelligentbecauseyouhavethepowerfulweaponagainstnervousbreakdowns. A: istherootofallmentaldistress B: isawidelyheldbutwrongconcept C: contributestoone’sselffulfillment D: helpseliminateintellectualprejudice