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Breaking Free from Autopilot

Daily Chase #16

May 26, 2025
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Most of us live on autopilot, letting our default programming run our lives.

When someone cuts us off in traffic or our boss sends an ominous "we need to talk" message, we react automatically — anger flares, anxiety spikes, stress hormones flood our system.

But humans have a unique capability: we can think about our thoughts.

Unlike other animals that simp…

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