{"id":8511,"date":"2008-06-04T05:41:28","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T13:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/2008\/06\/04\/eproductivity-equation-kwp-m-x-t-x-k\/"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:33:48","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:33:48","slug":"eproductivity-equation-kwp-m-x-t-x-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2008\/06\/eproductivity-equation-kwp-m-x-t-x-k\/","title":{"rendered":"eProductivity Equation: KWP = M x T x K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2008\/06\/workplan_sidebar_picture.png\" title=\"workplan_sidebar_picture.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2008\/06\/workplan_sidebar_picture.png\" alt=\"workplan_sidebar_picture.png\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>(This is the first installment in my series talking about how to ramp up quickly with GTD and Lotus Notes. 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What are your methodologies (defined or undefined)? What tools do you use?<\/p>\n<p>How does what you know influence the work that you do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This is the first installment in my series talking about how to ramp up quickly with GTD and Lotus Notes. This first post is actually not specific to Lotus Notes at all; it described my reference point for how I approach knowledgework.) 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