An extremely effective and simple method to do this is John Maxwell’s ACT system. He recommends putting one of the letters A, C, or T throughout the notes, so you know exactly what you are going to do for each of them. The letters are abbreviations as follows: A = APPLY—This is something you want to remember to apply C = CHANGE—This is for things you realize you need to change T = TEACH—This is for things you want to teach others One thing I added to this method is a question mark. I use “?” for things I need to ask questions on to gain more clarity. ? = QUESTION