[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":326},["ShallowReactive",2],{"template:time-management:en":3},{"title":4,"description":5,"readTime":6,"slug":7,"language":8,"kind":9,"coverUrl":10,"document":11},"Effective time management","Three techniques that put you back in control of your workday","7 min","time-management","en","course","\u002Ftemplate-media\u002Ftime-management\u002Fcover.jpg",{"v":12,"kind":13,"design":14,"blocks":25},2,"longread",{"fontPairing":15,"baseTheme":16,"lineHeight":17,"blockGap":18,"showProgressBar":19,"accentColor":20,"viewPassThreshold":21,"quizPassThreshold":22,"quizShowCorrectness":19,"quizAllowRetry":19,"outlineSource":23,"tocPlacement":24,"language":8},"modern","classic","relaxed","normal",true,"#8b5cf6",80,70,"chapters","document",[26,35,42,47,52,57,66,73,90,95,99,102,131,147,163,169,176,180,187,190,207,221,248,260,262,266,272,287,299,311,315,323],{"id":27,"type":28,"title":4,"subtitle":5,"author":29,"date":30,"readTime":6,"imageUrl":10,"style":31,"overlayOpacity":32,"titleColor":33,"subtitleColor":34},"tm-cover","cover","Learning team","","centered",50,"#ffffff","#e2e8f0",{"id":36,"type":37,"text":38,"dropCap":19,"alignment":39,"columns":40,"fontSize":41},"tm-lead","paragraph","\u003Cp>A workday rarely ends where you planned it to. 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