You wake up, brush your teeth, make coffee, check your phone, and head out the door. But how much of that routine did you consciously think through? According to new findings, probably very little.

Researchers followed 105 people over the course of a week and uncovered a striking truth about human behavior: nearly 90% of what we do each day happens automatically, without deliberate thought.

The study—conducted by behavioral scientists from universities in the U.S., Australia, and the U.K.—used real-time tracking to measure how often daily actions run on “autopilot.” Participants received six text prompts a day, asking them to describe their current activity and to rate how automatic or intentional it felt.

Most of Life Runs on Habit

The data revealed that 88% of everyday actions were c

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