Noun
habit of thought (plural habits of thought)
A usual way to think of something; a mindset
Synonym: habit of mind
The human mind delights in finding pattern-so much so that we often mistake coincidence or forced analogy for profound meaning. No other habit of thought lies so deeply within the soul of a small creature trying to make sense of a complex world not constructed for it. Stephen Jay Gould
We have everything we need, in fact, except the most important thing of all - time to think and the habit of thought. Norman Cousins
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and insensibly approximate to the characters we most admire. In this way, a generous habit of thought and of action carries with it an incalculable influence. Christian Nestell Bovee
He [Apollonius of Perga] spent a very long time with the pupils of Euclid at Alexandria, and it was thus that he acquired such a scientific habit of thought. Pappus of Alexandria