Automatic Quotes About Instinct and Habit

Some reactions happen before we even decide to have them, shaped by years of practice or plain human nature. This set of automatic quotes looks at that instinctive side of us, from effortless talent to reflexes we barely notice anymore.

Instinct often feels automatic precisely because it has been practiced so often, a point echoed on our Cooperative page.


What starts as a deliberate choice can eventually become second nature, requiring no thought at all. If this idea interests you, Tyrone Mings and Kevin Shelley explore related sides of personality and habit.