force of habit
Unconscious behavioral momentum
Force of habit describes doing something automatically because you've done it so many times before, not because you consciously choose to.
The phrase usually explains unintentional actions: I drove to my old apartment out of force of habit.
It can excuse minor lapses or acknowledge how deeply patterns become ingrained.
- customHabitual group practice
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- creature comfortsPhysical pleasures, everyday luxuries
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
automaticity · routine · same old same old · going through motions · on autopilot · without thinking · behavior · second nature · repetition · done thing · neural pathways · procedural memory · muscle memory · knee jerk · norm · conditioning · reflex · tradition
- Star Wars punsJedi mind trick
force of habitdeliberate choice
Decision made on purpose
conscious decision · volition · free will · agency · forethought
force of habitspur of the moment
Done without prior planning
spontaneity · whim · novelty · impulse · fresh start
force of habitmindfulness
Awareness of the present
deliberation · presence of mind · deliberate practice · attentiveness · contemplation
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