Habitus is a permanent character trait whereas habits are changeable

Evidence

While a virtuous habitus is acquired through virtuous habits, the two are not to be confused because habitus-unlike habits-once acquired through assiduous practice, takes root in one’s character and is considered largely unchangeable. What is noteworthy is that habitus in this tradition of moral cultivation implies a quality that is acquired through human industry, assiduous practice, and discipline, such that it becomes a permanent feature of a person’s character. — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 953

Categorization

• DEFINE: The key distinction between habitus and habit that grounds the book’s understanding of ethical formation.
• XREF: connects to: Habit produces the plastic character making man both universal and individual. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 596