The key is to start where you can start... Literally:

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Ask: "if I wanted to spend 10 minutes making this room better, what would I have to do?

. You have to give your mind a genuine aim by specifically asking the question. You've given your mind an instruction and it can listen and act, observe! You will notice things will start to "announce" themselves as needing to be repaired. This act can be done with something as simple as a room, or as complex as a relationship... but practice with something easy to define*.