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What's the name of the bias/fallacy/phenomenon where you learn something (new information, approach, calculation, way of thinking, ...) but after awhile revert to the old ideas/habits/views etc.?
Relapse? Backsliding? Recidivism? Unstickiness? Retrogression? Downdating?
Hmm, some of these are good terms, but the issue is so common, I assumed there would be a standard term for it, at least in the education circles.
I can't think of an academic name, the common phrases in Britain are 'stuck in your ways', 'bloody minded', 'better the the devil you know'.
Depending on what timescales shminux is thinking of as “awhile” (hours or months?), RobbBB's suggestions may be better.