Habit as a deeply entrenched belief

In contrast to the view that habits are mechanistic, some, like philosopher Jason Stanley, promote habits as intelligent. In this context, habits are a kind of resolved belief about ways of achieving certain goals.

For example, within a few weeks at a new workplace, we develop a belief about how to successfully get to work. The settled belief becomes ingrained. Even if I become convinced of a more efficient route, I can still accidentally take this route.