B is for Breathing: Look, Listen and Feel for signs of normal breathing: LOOK for normal chest movements, LISTEN for normal breathing sounds and try to FEEL their breath against your face.
That's the best possible thing to do I think because you can't get a feel for the kind of work you're going to be doing in the future just by sitting in classes.
I try hard not to waste energy feeling badly for myself, because when I do, I get stuck in a paradox, where there's no room for any happiness or any other emotion.
In your early stages of reading when you are skimming material of a general nature, you will probably not want to make any notes at all, until after you have finished your skimming and have got a feel for the subject.
I'm still trying on the fertility journey, even though it is emotional and you get hopeful, and then you know, your hopes are dashed. So I feel for any woman going through it.