How to Be a Better Thinker

I'm wondering, do you set time aside to think? Will you just wait for a gap in your day and stare out the window like where do you get these thoughts and conclusions from? Well, I have podcasts twice a week. And so I'm always listening to someone who's smart because I find podcast guests who have something to say that I want to hear. You know, and the good podcast hosts are just learning and then they bring everyone along for the ride.