# Quote — Peter L. Berger, The Social Construction of Reality

> Habitualization carries with it the important psychological gain that choices are narrowed… the background of habitualized activity opens up a foreground for deliberation and innovation [which demand a higher level of attention].

- Author: [Peter L. Berger](https://www.leafyquotes.com/peter-l-berger.md)
- Book: [The Social Construction of Reality](https://www.leafyquotes.com/peter-l-berger/the-social-construction-of-reality.md)
- Page: 53
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_L._Berger#The_Social_Construction_of_Reality,_1966) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Topics: [habits](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/habits.md)
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/peter-l-berger/the-social-construction-of-reality/habitualization-carries-with
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