quite a bit of this is nothing more than tim gallwey's work.

http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/ian-leslie/non-cogito-ergo-sum ..

still there are examples worth reading the article for.
 However,  'unthinking' is a vague term that won't enter over our vocabulary methinks.

today , work is not defined.
the first step of work is arriving at a technique.
sometimes the technique is not there and has to be found,
sometimes, a choice has to be made between existing techniques.
once the technique is arrived at, then starts the work of doing the work.

personal growth is like surgery. some parts of you might not make it to the next level.
unlike the moth which can become a butterfly, and not think about it, the human self has awareness of itself, and monitors all facets .
so if a part of you is plugged into the world in any sort of relation, the self will aim to preserve that part ,because the self is a sum of all facets, and hence rule out growth that might excise that facet.

“Where the whole man is involved there is no work. Work begins with the division of labor.”

marshall mcluhan .

I've been reading mcluhan quotes for some time now, and nodding my head all along. 
It's eerie how accurate this guy is 

The new media are not bridges between man and nature; they are nature.”

Marshall McLuhan quote The Fundamental Law of Administrative Workings (F.L.A.W.): Things Are What They Are Reported To Be. This Axiom has been stated in various ways, all to the same effect. Standard formulations include the following: The Real World Is What Is Reported To The System (65) John Gall, Systemantics