By Default

The law is changing in the UK, so that all citizens are organ donors should they die. By default. You can opt out if you want to. Evidence shows that that is how we make most of our decisions. By default. This is largely how we solve the work problem. By getting a job. That outsources what we have to do, and means that (by default) we get up every week day and pitch up to work. It also means we look for work. We create work. Work for work’s sake. There is no minimum wage for your time when you have sold it all. This means you stop making the decision about whether individual units of energy are worth expending. Work expands to fill the space. This all makes sense. Consciously deciding on things is hard. It is why we embed our habits. It is why in the areas we claim mastery, we are able to act at a much deeper level than conscious decision making. The key is awareness. Knowing what your defaults are, and if you are comfortable with that. Otherwise… change the laws you make for yourself.