Quantify everything you notice. When you're trying to observe something, try to identify how many of them there are. These numbers will force to you to pay more attention to the size or quantity of objects. As time goes on, you may be able to count objects more quickly.[4] For example, instead of “I saw some kids playing outside,” you might write, “I saw four kids playing outside with one ball.” Instead of saying "I had to sign a bunch of documents," keep track of what you did. You might observe that you signed your name four different times on two different documents.