Superconsciousness Vs Acting Mechanical?

[ZX_man]

Hi all.

I've heard Alan Watts talk about what he likes to call the "superconscious." Generally speaking this is how we are able to do all our bodily functions without thinking about it. He goes on to say how we don't actually control what we think we do, and that things just happen instead of us doing them. 

My question is, how do we differentiate between "superconsciousness" and acting mechanical? If we go on living without our active mind where is the line drawn between the two? I understand that acting mechanical is a bad thing.

Thanks for your input.