diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31c0e83ef5..b0de51ca0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,27 +96,25 @@ type model struct {
 }
 ```
 
-## Initialization
-
-Next, we’ll define our application’s initial state. `Init` can return a `Cmd`
-that could perform some initial I/O. For now, we don’t need to do any I/O, so
-for the command, we’ll just return `nil`, which translates to “no command.”
+The model can be initialised as such:
 
 ```go
 func initialModel() model {
-	return model{
-		// Our to-do list is a grocery list
-		choices:  []string{"Buy carrots", "Buy celery", "Buy kohlrabi"},
-
-		// A map which indicates which choices are selected. We're using
-		// the  map like a mathematical set. The keys refer to the indexes
-		// of the `choices` slice, above.
-		selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
-	}
+    return model{
+        // Our to-do list is a grocery list
+        choices:  []string{"Buy carrots", "Buy celery", "Buy kohlrabi"},
+    
+        // A map which indicates which choices are selected. We're using
+        // the  map like a mathematical set. The keys refer to the indexes
+        // of the `choices` slice, above.
+        selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
+    }
 }
 ```
 
-After that, we’ll define our application’s initial state in the `Init` method. `Init`
+## Initialization
+
+Next, we’ll define our application’s initial state in the `Init` method. `Init`
 can return a `Cmd` that could perform some initial I/O. For now, we don't need
 to do any I/O, so for the command, we'll just return `nil`, which translates to
 "no command."