Start narrating yourself cooking, explaining the dish you are making the choices of ingredients to the imaginary camera/judges. Or when you are eating out, critique the dish you were served (to yourself) as if you were a judge on a show.
Not only is it fun, but it tricks you into being a lot more intentional with what you are doing. You are thinking about exact flavor pairings and textures and it helps you understand why your dish did or didn't work or why you did or didn't like what you bought.
