With practice and repetition you'll get better at spotting tactical motifs - forks, skewers, pins, discovery attacks, double checks, desperados, deflection, interference, removing the defender and others, etc... some are easier and more intuitive than others...
Yes, I really agree with you. For me it is the problem of time that prevents me from evolving. Work takes my breath away and I have no free time for myself.
I'm afraid to remain a novice until the end of the world.
Still, I wish good luck to those who have the time to learn.
Lots of great advice on this thread. Thank you, everyone!