[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":344},["ShallowReactive",2],{"template:remote-work:en":3},{"title":4,"description":5,"readTime":6,"slug":7,"language":8,"kind":9,"coverUrl":10,"document":11},"A Practical Guide to Remote Work","Workspace, communication, time and wellbeing — everything a remote team needs","14 min","remote-work","en","guide","\u002Ftemplate-media\u002Fremote-work\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","nordic","relaxed","normal",true,"#14b8a6",80,70,"chapters","sidebar",[26,35,42,48,53,82,86,89,96,106,120,124,127,152,159,171,188,194,201,205,232,240,260,265,269,274,280,295,316,321,328,341],{"id":27,"type":28,"title":4,"subtitle":5,"author":29,"date":30,"readTime":6,"imageUrl":10,"style":31,"overlayOpacity":32,"titleColor":33,"subtitleColor":34},"rw-cover","cover","People team","","centered",50,"#ffffff","#e2e8f0",{"id":36,"type":37,"text":38,"dropCap":19,"alignment":39,"columns":40,"fontSize":41},"rw-lead","paragraph","\u003Cp>Remote work gives you back the commute and lets you work where you focus best. 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