The average Brit spends two and a half hours a day on autopilot. A poll of 2,000 adults found they spend much of their time doing things with little conscious thought or awareness – like commuting, making lunch, getting dressed, and making small talk. Almost a quarter (23 per cent) go through the motions when grocery shopping, while 22 per cent do so when cooking, and the same number go into this mode when doing housework. This tendency to enter autopilot leads 35 per cent to regularly worry life is passing them by, with 68 per cent eager to switch things up and do more memorable things. The research was commissioned by Maryland S’wich, which has teamed up with creative studio, 3D Joe and Max to create an optical illusion at London’s King’s Cross station. Unveiled today [Thursday September 25], the 3D artwork makes the floor appear as if it has been ripped apart, revealing a utopian underground filled with colour, greenery, and giant cookie sandwiches. The mural, which took 176 hours to build and is seven by five metres in size, was designed to “jolt passers-by out of autopilot.” A spokesperson for the biscuit brand said: “We believe switching things up, particularly mundane tasks, to make them more fun is a great way to be more present which is why we commissioned this piece.”
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