# Obsidian Zettelkasten

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**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-zettelkasten/1999 "2020-06-16T19:12:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-zettelkasten/1999/55 "2020-06-18T16:16:38Z")

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**55 - Internal Models** are [models](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-zettelkasten/1999/44) that we build up inside our minds over time. They can represent your natural understanding of a subject matter such as the [laws of physics](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Laws_of_thermodynamics) or the steps in making the perfect cup of espresso. They are the ones that have become so well ingrained that you stop thinking about them and they become [habits](https://dictionary.apa.org/habit-strength).

Internal Models can also take the form of explicit [tools](https://fs.blog/mental-models/) that you’ve memorized to help with thinking about problems. Typically **internal models** start out as explicit ones and naturally turn into implicit ones with repeated use. This is why [intuition](https://dictionary.apa.org/intuition) exists, and is commonly experienced by [experts](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220636842_Expertise_and_Intuition_A_Tale_of_Three_Theories).

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