I think that quantity is pretty important early on. Think about what we do. It requires a certain level of trust and feeling of comfort with the other person to submit on anything other than a superficial level, and time together just learning how each other's minds works helps with that. He and I, accidentally, stumbled across a fun way to do that - it's called "jeanne random thought time" and it's exactly what it sounds like. It's a way to let him see how my mind works, and in return I learn the same from his reactions/comments/additional thoughts. We've learned a LOT about each other this way, and continue to do so. And have ended up in some very interesting discussions. Besides, it's fun! And, the bonus part, he finds it entertaining. And entertaining him is one of his absolute requirements of his submissive(s). I'm very fortunate that I'm able to do that with my brain as well as my body.