Meet Your Autopilot: How Survival Mode Leads to Burnout

You know your Autopilot. You’ve probably even joked about it between your third cup of coffee and that email you don’t remember writing:

“Don’t mind me, just on autopilot today.” Cue nervous laughter. Hit send. Move on.

But here’s the thing—Autopilot isn’t just a harmless quirk. Left unchecked, it’s running the entire operation of your life. And like any overworked, unsupervised executive, it’s one crisis away from a full-blown coup.