Framing to be In the Moment

One of the ways I've used for years to be fully in the moment, to create that snapshot for my mind, has been to imagine that the situation I am in will be the last time I experience it, then see what I perceive and appreciate. This mind experiment might be getting too close (a contributing factor?) to what I really face.

Maybe I should shift to a more positive framing like "imagine you are an alien experiencing thi situation for the first time..."