“Give Him a Chance to Think”

I want people to think of me in this way. Not revered, necessarily, but respected; thought of as someone who requires time to think and when he is provided it, he comes up with good ideas. Sometimes the idea will come immediately, as part of conversation, and sometimes it will come hours, days, or years later. This is the type of "mental space" I would like people to provide me. It will be work for me to get to the place where I can expect and get it.