Habit is the preservation of a first modification without repetition of the modification

Evidence

‘Adaptation’ is the proper term for this process of development and actualization. In this context it is easy to see why habit can be defined as a general phenomenon of biological and even physical adaptation, consisting in the fact that a being, once it has experienced for the first time some kind of modification, will preserve that modification so that even if the action is repeated or continued, there will be no additional modification like the first one. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 502

Categorization

• DEFINE: Precise definition: habit as conservation of a first modification against further modification.
• ADDENDUM: The preservation-without-further-modification dynamic parallels neural habituation, a concrete biological instance of plasticity.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 502
• XREF: connects to: Habit is an intentionally-produced alteration that defines how humans acquire form; Habit is the organic being’s effort to maintain unity through synthesizing differences; Habit unites change with the preservation of its modifications. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 494 (+6 more)