mindpower

Brain's focused energy

Mindpower is mental strength, concentration, or the supposed ability to influence outcomes through sheer force of will.

The term suggests that focused thought can achieve results beyond ordinary effort: She used pure mindpower to push through the final miles of the marathon.

In New Age contexts, mindpower implies belief that thoughts directly shape reality.

intellect

intelligence

Mental ability, cognitive capacity

logic · analysis · mental acuity · comprehension · understanding · thought · rationality · judgment · wisdom · knowledge

insight

intuition

Instinctive immediate understanding

awareness · breakthrough · revelation · discernment · understanding · enlightenment · aha moment · discovery · perspicacity · clarity

creativity

imagination

Faculty for forming ideas

invention · originality · brainstorming · inspiration · visionary thinking · resourcefulness · artistry · inventiveness · mental flexibility · divergent thinking

focus

concentration

Sustained single-minded attention

attention · single-mindedness · perseverance · tenacity · clarity · meditation · self-control · resolve · grit · steadfastness

Opposites
type of strength or capability

mindpowerphysical strength

Bodily force capacity

brute force · muscle power · brawn · physical force · physical prowess

presence vs. absence of mental capability

mindpowermindlessness

Lack of awareness

feeble-mindedness · cognitive impairment · mental incapacity · brainlessness · stupidity

agency and control

mindpowerinstinct

Innate behavioral tendency

impulse · reflex · automaticity · mindlessness · thoughtlessness

Family

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