Take a hint from fighter pilots. In a quickly changing environment, observation equals advantage. Any moment with the current reality differs from you original perception, there is an opportunity, because your observation is unique. Even if someone were intentionally observing the same thing at the same instant, they would be observing from a different perspective. If you discover no advantage, either shift your perspective, or wait.
-If you discover no advantage, either shift your perspective, or wait.-
I think I’m wording the same thing from a different perspective, but I would say “If you reap no inspiration, either shift your perspective or question what you are expecting to find.”
Take it all in and find the right opportunity.
Eyes open, indeed.
Don’t forget the wait part, though. Perspective and assumptions are important, because they let you see more of a given situation. But the key to the whole thing is the rapidly changing environment. Wait a second or two and the situation will change. If you’re still watching, then the picture inside your head matches reality more closely than all the other folks who stopped watching and started doing. That’s an opportunity.