21 points
Maybe this is me being unaware of my own divergence, but that sounds pretty normal. We’re attached to pattern as humans, and driving is one of those things you do subconsciously (or at least it’s on the back burner in terms of direct focus) after a while. Makes sense you would conflate two super similar routes when you are essentially operating off muscle memory
4 points
Yep, this. Our minds need to process thousands of things, and actively think about another thousand of stuff. This takes tremendous effort, so whatever can be automated, our brains automate. That’s mostly gets turned into habits and routines…but also extend to repeating tasks we do occasionally.