automatic pilot
au·to·ma·ticpilot
noun
1.
a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
- “she went about her chores on automatic pilot”
- “too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot”
- “she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot”
2.
a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
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