Seekers of enlightenment or nondual liberation must do self-inquiry or surrender at every waking moment. But how is this compatible with complex mental tasks in daily life? It seems like they must interfere with each other. There are a few different ways to answer this question. At one level the answer is that practice makes perfect. At another level the answer is that the very issue is rooted in the egoic illusion, which inquiry and surrender are aimed at destroying. You are not the thinker of your thoughts and doer of your actions.
Like a baby half-asleep: the mysterious enlightened way of action
While enlightenment is about the changeless, it is also a strange fact that inasmuch as the enlightened can be said to act, they act well -- and do so without effort. By turning away from the world, they move in the world with innocence, authenticity, and creativity.