There was a period of my life where I felt I required it to work, but not to have fun. It was a programming job, but to get the work done I needed to be stupide

There was a period of my life where I felt I required it to work, but not to have fun. It was a programming job, but to get the work done I needed to be stupider and behave on autopilot. I do not recommend this. Dark times, and I am thankfully past this. But anyway, I agree with your premise. People do it to subdue their higher order thinking. If you’ve never wished to do this, then you might just be better suited (or better adapted) to your environment.