[nothal]

Living life on auto pilot for certain points and moments actually is not the default way of existence, it's just the one many of us are most used to. I would highly recommend considering some mindfulness exercises or meditation. You'll begin to appreciate how much of the day you can live fully and attentively.

[majkinetor]

I highly disagree. Living life on auto pilot seem to be default. Its all over our biology on every level because 'mindfulness' takes a lot of scarce energy.

[swagasaurus-rex]

Yet people run marathons, body build, invest themselves into work using an unbelievable amount of scarce energy.

Minimizing energy expenditure is called laziness for a reason.

You will learn the pain of discipline, or the pain of regret, as I've heard it said.