You don't even have to try noticing the energy, I mean you can, but you don't really have to. You just have to realize that there's not anything that really disconnects you from anything nor anyone. Just move the object the same way you would move your own muscles. Afterall, you don't have to think of every muscle you use to raise your hand, you also don't have to think of the mechanics behind psychokinesis, you just have to do it. No need to feel the energy that's there, because you're already feeling it. You don't have to notice it, you just have to use it.
Trying to notice the energy can not only slow you down in progress, but it can also cause a mental barrier preventing you from achieving better results. For example, put a psiwheel in a completely sealed container and make the psiwheel spin. If you think you have to feel it's energy, you may think the glass is blocking it when it's really not and thus prevent you from moving the psiwheel.