difference between simulator & real life

[michael lang]

I've been wondering about this.

If someone uses a racing simulator regularly, they will eventually develop habits, both good & bad, on the simulator. What is the likelyhood that those same habits will carry over to the track in real life? Let me further explain, I participate in iRacing and  at Summit Main & Jefferson as well as all the others but for this discussion we'll use those two tracks, there are certain things that I do, or certain places that I consistently go off, or have a loss of control. In real life on the track I do not do those same things or go off the track or loose control of my car. I've noticed that I will consistently do certain things on the simulator and I'm trying to break those patterns. This is why I've been wondering about this. 

So getting back to my original question, is simulator doing its job of training what to do & not to do? Or, is my brain recognizing the difference between the sim & real life and keeping me from doing something that I might regret?