>>115271761. realize what your intentions are for this ability (e.g. want 2 be good with mystery movie deduction, mathematical proofs, etc.)
2. drown yourself in this sort of media (mathematical proofs? read through many and learn the history behind the proofs, you will pick up on the usual tricks and will recognize their opportunity for use in other areas)
3. practice this skill on your own and experience helps in picking up on valuable knowledge that cant be found in books.
4. you can make analogies from some of your other experiences once you built those up so that helps