Source: zoranm / GettyYou wake up, brush your teeth, make coffee, check your phone, and head out the door. The data revealed that 88% of everyday actions were carried out with little to no conscious control. In addition, 65% of behaviors were automatically prompted by environmental cues rather than chosen through intentional decision-making. Habitual instigation is when something in the environment sparks an action—like checking your phone after hearing a ping. “Whether a person’s behavior was generally habitual or aligned with intention did not vary as a function of demographics,” the study concluded.