We need a Half Autonomy option.
Today i saw someone's old post and thought it should come back as it was a good idea:
(this was by LothiRose)
Currently these are the only autonomy options we have in the game settings. Autonomy can either be set to Off, or to Full. With no inbetween. At Off, Sims stand around and do nothing, and will starve and pee themselves without the players input. At Full, they take care of their needs but will also run around aimlessly interacting with random objects.
My suggestion: Half Autonomy (Reduced)
With this Autonomy setting, Sims will only act Autonomously to fulfill their essential needs (showering, eating, sleeping) and only when these needs are either in the yellow or red. They won't run off to do anything else, making them easier to control for the player while still being able to sufficiently take care of their own basic needs.