> Contemporary philosophy of mind is positively replete with warnings that we ought not to fall into easy dichotomies between intelligent and voluntary processe

> Contemporary philosophy of mind is positively replete with warnings that we ought not to fall into easy dichotomies between intelligent and voluntary processes on the one hand, and unintelligent and automatic processes on the other. There's something really beautiful about habits being both intelligent and unintelligent (or neither). If you invest your attention on habits while performing them, there's an opportunity to observe what you do effortlessly and (slowly, with time and energy) improve/evolve already highly involved activities. Eventually your habits are improved and yet again, effortless. You definitely see this in sports, but lots of examples in all the things humans do.