Does it happen to you? When you fail to notice a new haircut on a friend while the other next door neighbor happens to spot the difference?

Or when you pass by a perfectly newly tended garden and fail to observe that gorgeous new rare exotic plant they brought in? Do you ever wish you could become much more keen, observant and attentive to be able to catch these details. Ah well, but you think this is how you were born and continue to live a non attentive, non curious life? There is so much you could miss by living in an auto mode. Luckily this is a condition that can be treated. All you need is the will to improve your observation skills. Let me tell you 5 ways you can start using mindfulness to enhance them.

1. Take a pause
2. Breathe
3. Get curious
4. Become aware
5. Become intentional

Once you have this in your armor goahead and find an object around your living room perhaps, where the sunrays fall on it in different angles at different times of the day. Promise yourself that shall be your focal point for the day to stop and observe. Notice where the shadow falls in the morning. Come back and see how the shadow has shifted by noon and so on.

Why should one improve their observation skills?

The biggest reason is to make use of this skill is to be able to slow down. Also once you train your observation skill muscle, you might take a little more curiosity and interest to see what has changed in the people you love. This could lead you to finding that mistake on your email to your boss faster, so you do not create blunders. Being observant can save you your job literally. Learning to pay attention to what you are eating could improve your health.

If you are looking for improving your attention span one way is to sign up for my newsletter and receive one dot art a week and observe the lines and copy them on to your journal.

Hope you will become a tad bit more observant after you read this article.