I drive places on ‘automatic pilot’ and then wonder why I went there — a common experience of absent-minded automaticity.

Evidence

Mindfulness and Its Role in Psychological Well-Being (Brown & Ryan (Self-Determination Theory))

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: The Myth of Optimal Awareness - Why Sanity Requires Strategic Auto-Pilot; When on automatic pilot we are unaware and out of touch with the present moment; conscious awareness is clouded. — Pros & Cons of Being on ‘Automatic Pilot’

Related

• When on automatic pilot we are unaware and out of touch with the present moment; conscious awareness is clouded. (similarity 0.87)
• Every moment spent in unconscious autopilot is a moment of reduced effectiveness, increased time waste, and missed opportunities. (similarity 0.81)
• The average person spends about 47% of their day on ‘autopilot,’ following automated behaviors while their thoughts wander. (similarity 0.80)
• Research shows autopilot can reduce mental clarity by 30% and most people don’t notice it happening. (similarity 0.79)