I have a problem where I auto-battle everything. I try to strategize so there's no risk when I engage, which means I might as well auto-resolve. Even when it's uncertain, it's still more time efficient to spend a few minutes on the campaign map rebuilding things than to spend 25 minutes in a battle. And if it looks like I'll definitely lose, I'd rather let the auto-battle deprive me of a rare miracle victory if it means not having to suffer through the typical depressing curbstomp.

I like the idea of fighting a great battle every once in a while that shifts the geopolitical situation. But really the game is either easy enough where everything can be auto-battled, or it's just a slugfest of fighting through army after army and it's too stressful.