The phrase "act on the lessons" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to applying knowledge or insights gained from experiences or teachings to make decisions or take actions.
Example: "After reflecting on the feedback from the last project, we need to act on the lessons learned to improve our future performance."
Alternatives: "apply the lessons" or "implement the lessons".
Mr. Clinton urged the summit meeting to act on the lessons of Bosnia.
Will he act on the lessons of the Olympics and announce that the private sector just can't perform some of the jobs earmarked for outsourcing?
Labour MP John Healey, who was shadow health minister when Southern Cross went bust, warned: "The government has failed to act on the lessons of the Southern Cross collapse and I think there is a strong case for regulating for good care standards and good business standards.
Deborah Coles of Inquest, which campaigns on behalf of families of those who die in custody, said: "We remain convinced that the only way to learn from and act on the lessons resulting from Gareth Myatt's death is for there to be an independent, holistic inquiry in public of the juvenile justice system, with the proper involvement of families, children and those working within it".
He attributes the muted turnaround to the invariable tendency of businesses and households to "act on the lessons of the most recent recession, and in the next expansion they will avoid the dangers of easy credit and excess leverage".
In the meantime, we must absorb, and continue to act on, the lessons that the crisis taught us.
Rather, it is the world's finance and development ministries who must learn – and act on – the lesson that mounting devastation of ecosystem services jeopardises economic development goals.
Make the time to notice, reflect and act on these lessons.
"We have taken immediate steps to further tighten our procedures and will act on any lessons from the review and investigation.
President Bush has acted on the main lesson of his father's 1992 defeat -- never look out of touch with voters' economic concerns.
Critics say both the Indian and Pakistani governments have repeatedly failed to act on lessons from the past on how to manage their yearly monsoon drenching, even as flood catastrophes become more frequent.
