Alex Tuck on Timeboxing Your Way to Meaningful Work and Present Fatherhood
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Alex Tuck discusses how timeboxing can lead to meaningful work and present fatherhood.
What if the key to balance is not working less, but working with intention? Alex Tuck runs a remote-first consulting firm from a farm in Vermont while raising four young kids with his wife. His approach is simple but disciplined: block the time, protect the priorities, and design work to fit life, not the other way around. From quarterly OKRs to daily timeboxing, Alex has built both a company and a family rhythm around clarity and structure. But beneath the systems is something deeper. A belief that work matters. Health matters. Relationships matter. And none of them should consume the others. Alex shares how to: • Use timeboxing to reduce overwhelm and increase focus • Break big goals into daily commitments that actually get done • Protect personal time with the same intensity as client work • Build a remote culture that values flexibility over utilization • Model boundaries so your team feels safe taking time off • Create phone free zones that increase connection at home • Adjust work rhythms when kids, travel, or life get chaotic • Invite your kids into decision making so they feel ownership • Replace guilt with intentional tradeoffs • Design meaningful work that supports, not…
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