Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4224349-20150305233453/@comment-26062541-20150317214916

I'm betting it works by Emotion Lord rules, where he needs to focus on what he cares about MOST for his powers to work. However, the inverse can be said with his physical abilities such as running and lifting. Take for example in Together Breakfast, when Steven was able to lift and push the GIANT breakfast monster into the burning pit, or when Steven ALMOST was able to make the leap to the island where Pearl was on in "Rose's Scabbard" until Pearl stared at him angrily messing with his concentration and falling down. This would mean his physical powers work best when he's not thinking. So theoretically in order to master the full scope of his abilities, he'll need to change his mental perspective at the DROP of a hat. That boy's got his work cut out for him.