The Productivity Project

The Productivity Project

Welcome to The Productivity Project. I’m your host, Kat Hunter, queen of lazy girl productivity and helping solo business owners craft a thriving life and business working with the hours they've got. If you’re running your business solo alongside being a parent, maybe juggling another job and trying to feed yourself/make time to wee and all those other things that come with life - this podcast is for you. Each week, I’ll share practical strategies, powerful mindset shifts, and a dump of honesty to help female solo business owners like you work the way you want to work - getting where you want to go, harnessing the hours you've got to get there. This is NOT another boring productivity podcast. I go bold and deep every single week, spilling my guts (or the tea) on everything I’ve learned about how to truly leverage the power of productivity to help you work within the hours you've got to achieve your big, meaty, one-day goals. I cover ALL the things when it comes to time, productivity, motherhood, life and solo business ownership. Think of this as your weekly tea and a biscuit with a pal (complete with warm hug and comforting nod). Ditch the spreadsheets and redefine what feminine productivity REALLY means. It'll soon become your personal superpower - promise. Wanna work 5hours LESS every single week WITHOUT compromising your results? Download my free guide that shows you how: https://www.kathunterva.com.au/workless

Episodes

September 11, 2025 28 mins

This week we’re talking about overthinking (hi, it’s me). If you’ve been calling it “procrastination” but your brain feels like a browser with 57 tabs open... it's probably actually overthinking. And it's costing you.

In this episode, we get into:

  • five sneaky signs you’re overthinking without realising (including the one that looks like “being productive”)
  • why millennial women are uniquely wired to ruminate (perfection cul...
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Welcome to the very first episode of Tuesday 10!

Every Tuesday I’ll be sharing a short + practical episode (under 10 minutes… okay, sometimes 12 😅) sharing one practical thing that’s actually worked for me as a solo business owner to reduce mental load, shift my mindset, or just make life a little bit easier.

This week I'm sharing 5 things I did over the last two weeks to consistently create content without wanting to mentally d...

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Here for the IG reel-novella “I started a biz and now I work 4 hours a week from a sun-drenched balcony” story?

Well, this is the other story. The one where a hypothetical mum of two (okay, fine, it’s me) left her corporate hellmouth thinking it would be easier, discovered it was… not, and spent three years trying to make maths, meaning, and motherhood all play nicely together.

This episode does not contain 7-figure screenshots, or 5...

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Okay, so this one has strong voice note energy because I recorded it after one of those mornings (1am wakeup, coughing kids, feelings galore, cold coffee - I mean, what a vibe).

And fittingly, in today’s episode, we’re talking about what happens when you STOP trying to be more disciplined… and start asking:


“Who does she think she is?”

We’re talking big goals, weird productivity pressure, women doing the most, and what might happen if...

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This week's episode looks a little different, love. I'm going full voice note - reading out my latest Substack essay, plus sharing some off-the-cuff reflections you won’t find in the written version.

Today we're talking about why standard productivity hacks leave us exhausted, overwhelmed, and still miles from the version of life we actually want.

If you've moved from corporate to cafe and you're running a business, solo, you might ...

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Okay, so last week I told you why the 10-week year might be the framework you didn't know you needed when it comes to finally getting that big thing on your list done.

This week? I'm telling you how to use it to bring your big goals to life.

Forget 12 months. What if it only took 10 weeks?

If you’ve been craving a clear (realistic, mum-friendly, actually-sustainable) framework to bring your goals to life without needing to wak...

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Ever look at that same big goal that’s been on your list since 2019 and think, “Why can’t I just DO the thing?”

Sames.

In this episode, we're looking at why that might not be a you problem – and why it’s definitely a timeline problem.

I walk you through:
✨ Why the traditional year-long goal setting process is secretly sabotaging your motivation
✨ Why your brain is actually wired to lose steam quickly (spoiler: it’s not your...

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Yes, you're right. You can’t concentrate like you used to. And it’s not because you’re lazy, or inherently flawed, or because you need a colour-coded planner.

But it could be your dopamine.

In this week's episode, I'm breaking down:

  • What dopamine actually does for your brain (hint: it’s not just about feeling good)

  • Why your phone is draining your brain juice

  • Why your morning scroll tanks your ability to focus later (it's not why you...

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Welcome to the very first episode of my new podcast series: Unsolicited Productivity Advice You Didn’t Ask For — aka me sliding (ew) uninvited into your ears with chaotic voice note energy and helpful strategies for navigating the season of life you’re in.


This week’s question came from a mum of two small kids, running a 1:1 client business, trying to build a group program, sleeping approximately four hours a night, and trying her ...

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This week, I’m coming to you post-school-holidays, post-unplanned time off, post-realisation-that-I-mighta'-been-chasing-some-goals-I-don’t-actually-want.

So if you've ever:

  • Rolled your big dream over from one year to the next (and next…)

  • Found yourself burning out - not from working too hard - but from chasing a version of success that doesn’t even feel like yours

  • Wondered if the problem is actually you (spoiler: it’s usua...

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If you’ve ever whispered “I just need one good week”… this one’s for you.

✨ One clear calendar✨ All the childcare magically aligns✨ No one vomits, screams for longer than 30 minutes, or needs a snack✨ You finally get it together

And yet… even when you get that week, you still feel stuck.

Why?

Because more time doesn’t always mean more progress — especially when your goals aren’t designed to be brought to life in a way that aligns with ...

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This week, I’m sharing 5 totally unhinged but genuinely powerful habits that’ll help creative women in business actually get things done — minus the cycle of burnout, action paralysis and motivational guilt spirals.

These are the habits I’m building into the core of There She Goals — my upcoming program for women who want to bring big, meaningful goals to life in 10-week blocks, without the masculine “crush it at 5am” energy. (No on...

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If your business currently relies on you to do all the things, all the time—and you’re craving a more peaceful, sustainable way of working that actually aligns with school hours (and real life)... this one’s for you. 💛

In this episode, we go to deep into the raw behind-the-scenes of how I’m transitioning my business toward a school-terms-only model—without ditching all my 1:1 clients, torching my income, or spontaneously moving to ...

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Every few months over the last few years, I would go through the same cycle:

- Look at the goals I set at the start of the year.


- Sigh dramatically.

- Contemplate setting everything on fire.
-Maybe Google flights to Italy.


Because when things feel stuck, the internet will tell you the answer is a big change. Quit your job! Burn your business model down! Move to a tiny European village where you somehow become fluent in Italian overnig...

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This week, I'm in a bit of a pickle. This episode is all about why I’m kinda over traditional productivity hacks - because let’s be honest - we just don’t need another system to squeeze more out of ourselves.

What we do need aka crave? A brain that actually gets a second to breathe.

In this episode, I’m sharing seven tiny things I’ve been doing lately that have nothing to do with productivity (but have actually made me way more prod...

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The 3 f's of solo business life: freedom, flexibility, fun… right?

So why does your nervous system reality feel more like fight, flight or freeze? (Or copious amounts of fries, depending on your coping snack of choice).

In this episode, I'm sharing why I'm secretly over trying to “do more in less time.”

A bit of a productivity pivot, if you will - and why obsessing over being productive and feverishly managing your time ...

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What really happens in the daily life of a solo business owner with two kids under five?

Is is organised chaos? Is it mostly being a snack bitch? How do I focus? And why does my list keep growing and include items like 'bananas' and 'duct tape for sunglass case'?

In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my actual day - and all the little tiny productivity hacks (that aren't actually hacks) that help m...

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Ever feel like your brain is constantly buffering at like, 34%?

Have you ever wondered why you find deciding what to have for dinner when 5pm rolls around every night?

That’s decision fatigue, friend. And it’s quietly draining your mental energy every single day.

In today’s episode, I’m diving into:


What decision fatigue isand how it impacts your mental energy every single day


Why traditional productivity hacks don’t always help when ...

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I didn’t choose to learn EVERYTHING I could possibly learn about productivity because I wanted to help women in business work more.
I chose it because I felt pretty damn frustrated (and, let’s be honest, still do) that despite more women working than ever, our society STILL places the brunt of time stress on-
Women.
Outdated social expectations around childcare, family, and household responsibilities are STILL leaving us stretched too...

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I had a really confronting realisation over the holidays. 😱

I took a TOTAL switch off from everything to do with my business for two weeks - clients, emails, content, admin, building my course, my podcast - EVERYTHING.

And I loved it.

So much that I didn’t want to go back. 😓

In the past, I’d usually take this as a sign that something big needed to change. This would look like:

❌Scrolling seek.com dejectedly looking at the same ro...

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