# Tacit knowledge > [!overview] > parent:: [[40 Atomic/Knowledge]] > related:: [[Knowledge, explicit]] #seed This note is still growing. --- “Tacit knowledge is deeply rooted in action, commitment, and involvement in a specific context.”[^1] ## Definition From the [Encyclopedia of Gerontology (Second Edition), 2007](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B0123708702001980) > Tacit knowledge is action-oriented (procedural) knowledge that is usually acquired without direct help from others (rather by role modeling) and that allows individuals to achieve goals that they personally value. > [!cite]- Reference > ```dataview > TABLE WITHOUT ID > link(file.path, title) AS "Title", > type AS "Type", > keywords AS "Keywords" > FROM "50 Reference" > WHERE contains(keywords, this.file.link) > SORT type, title asc > ``` [^1]: [[nonaka1994DynamicTheoryOrganizational|Nonaka, I. (1994). A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation.]]