Creative Thinking

So my kitten commented to me again today something along the lines of what could be done with a hardware store in the realm of the kinky. And while I can certainly imagine that there would be- though I'd imagine so many times better if I could be there to look at the selection. Visuals offer a much vaster realm of understanding, imagination, and possibility for me than simply going "oh, yeah, there are neat things in those stores. What kinds  of things are there exactly again?"

She also noted, however, that it's a shame my brain wasn't as evil and sadistic as hers is sometimes.

And this got me thinking. She's certainly right, in the vast majority of regards I'm a very nice guy. I have a cultured taste for horror, grit, and hardship in stories, but I like to see people flourish, do well, be healthy, happy, etc. Not that a little pain ever HURT-hurt anyone, or a bit of struggle. But I certainly enjoy this sort of thing some and continue to grow to enjoy it more. The question remains, however, how can I get as "evil" as my kitten? Some of this sort of thing is natural, I'm sure. Some of it is also related to intelligence and creativity which I am at least just enough of a cocky ass to say I've got a decent portion of each of. But what about the rest? Is it just sort of a "you've got it or you don't"? I'm sure it can't be TRAINED, but it can probably be learned, picked up on, etc, enough at least indirectly to make one better at that, can't it?

I'm curious now, if I can expect to be out-thinking her in mean thoughts in a while, or soon, or how it develops.

Actually, I think a lot of what I do would be a lot more effective if I attempted to force myself to practice in trying to briefly adopt the submissive mindset so that I could view things from Tabi's more submissive, very sensual perspective. That seems like the absolute most effective road to improving these skills. And I'm very interested in the possibilities of an improved set of those skills.