At what point would this reliance become “too much”?
Delegating driving, a complex task on its own, to your subconscious is apparently a very common thing. That’s frightening. Going down the road wondering if the other drivers are focused or worrying about their next social media post is what I’m concerned with now. That to me, is too much. Because now I’m distracted wondering if the car getting ready to turn across my intended path is focused.
How so?
As I just mentioned, with even a complicated task like driving a vehicle it’s amazing how many times I’m distracted. Be it thinking about something I need to do when I stop, send a text, write an email, take a note, Etc... not to mention the passengers in the car playing games, engaging on social media talking about snapchats, text messages. There’s just a lot of external distractions that feed into this autopilot mechanism.
how are you affected?
As stated the autopilot I notice the most is when looking at the time. How many times have you looked at a clock only to have to look again right after. Is this a force of habit? Should I know what time it is, is my subconscious aware of something I may have forgotten. What caused me to look at the time just to instantly forget what time it is?