Taking Action versus Taking Notes

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

Amar Pandit

A respected entrepreneur with 25+ years of Experience, Amar Pandit is the Founder of several companies that are making a Happy difference in the lives of people. He is currently the Founder of Happyness Factory, a world-class online investment & goal-based financial planning platform through which he aims to help every Indian family save and invest wisely. He is very passionate about spreading financial literacy and is the author of 4 bestselling books (+ 2 more to release in 2020), 8 Sketch Books, Board Game and 700 + columns.

August 12, 2022 | 2 Minute Read

The headline itself is very self-explanatory.

Let’s do a quick exercise.

  1. Go back to all the notes that you have taken during the last event or conference or presentation that you attended.
  2. Of these notes, how many have you truly acted upon?
  3. Now go back to the previous event or presentation that you would have attended.
  4. How many of these notes have you acted on?

I bet not many. I am guilty of these too. 

There is a huge gap between note taking and taking action. It’s called the Action Gap.

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It’s time to reduce the gap.