Habit
Definition
A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.
A long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order or congregation.
The physical constitution or mode of growth of an organism.
Examples
If your only habit is 'doing your own research' à la House in Habit without actually verifying facts, you might find yourself more aligned with professional gossip columnists than actual journalists.
Bob Saget’s legendary habit of keeping things colorful on set apparently didn't sit well with the moms of the Full House cast, proving that some comedic timing is better left to the adults.
Grabbing a Charburger at The Habit is a much healthier habit for your stomach, though perhaps slightly less controversial than the habits mentioned in tabloid sagas.
It is a dangerous habit to assume that everything you read on a blog has been fact-checked with the same rigor one might apply to a high-school term paper.