When there is no emotion involved it's clearer as emotion distorts the ability to observe.
Yes, emotions do have this "glue" tendency you mentioned in an earlier post.
To me the trick is to also "observe my emotions", try to not let them grow sticky.
Twenty years ago I complained to God (in my mind) ... "I feel no Love"
The immediate response I got was "Love your feeling"
The first thought popping up was "I feel **** all the time"
Oeps, I realized that first I have to embrace (stop suppressing) the emotion "feeling **** all the time"
Before I can let go (transcend) this emotion
This "no emotion involved" makes it a purer observation, only works if "emotions are transcended"
Nowadays many people suppress emotions, some kids become zombie like (glued to video games)
In those cases I think it distorts ability to observe even more than having emotions flying around