Do you crave time to do your deep thinking work during the work day, and not on nights and weekends? Too often workdays are filled with demands for back to back meetings, dozens of emails, IM’s and slack messages–that our days feel out of our control. Even when you set aside time to think, you are likely to give it away. Yet, investing time in strategic planning, writing, innovation, process improvement, or learning helps us shift from reactive to proactive. And go from working hard, to working smart.