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'''No Internet Day''' is more commonly known as '''IRL Day'''. IRL Day is a opportunity to celebrate the EndMyopia tenet to ''spend time outdoors''.<ref>https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Clinical_Studies#Outdoor_time_.26_distance_vision</ref><ref>https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Clinical_Studies#Causes_of_Myopia</ref>

You leave all your mobile screens in a pile, and the ''Internet Fairy'' comes and ferries them away in the night. Leave out towels for the fairy to use on any larger screens.

{{jake says|I went to the park this weekend. I forcibly exile myself from screens, from e-mail, from smartphones. I feel the pull, after a few hours all I want is the warm glow of my laptop screen. Odds are that you too are in a similar boat.}}<ref>https://endmyopia.org/close-up-addiction/</ref>

You leave all your mobile screens in a pile, and the ''Internet Fairy'' comes and ferries them away in the night. Leave out towels for the fairy to use on any larger screens.<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-media/201101/the-psychological-power-storytelling</ref>

==Is the Internet Fairy real?==

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'''Rainbow.'''

[[File:~~rainbow~~.~~jpg~~]]

[[File:Rainbow1.svg]]

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Rainbow is associated with IRL Day. You might see one if you go outside.

==Common Traditions==

* Fresh air and sunshine is a common way to celebrate IRL Day

* Fresh air and sunshine is a common way to celebrate IRL Day, especially long bike rides

* Catching up on chores is another common (less talked about) feature

* Tasty food

==Why celebrate IRL day?==

* It's a good habit for improving your vision.<ref>https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Clinical_Studies#Outdoor_time_.26_distance_vision</ref><ref>https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Clinical_Studies#Causes_of_Myopia</ref>

* Having a story associated with the habit of spending time outside may help you remember to do it - and may help you think of it as something fun instead of a necessary chore.<ref>https://www.harvardbusiness.org/what-makes-storytelling-so-effective-for-learning/</ref><ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-media/201101/the-psychological-power-storytelling</ref> (Of course, it is fun! But the story can help you remember that when part of your brain is going "But I just want to read one more thing on the EndMyopia Wiki...")

==Search terms for further reading==

* digital detox

==References==

[[Category:Habits]]

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 '''No Internet Day''' is more commonly known as '''IRL Day'''.  IRL Day is a opportunity to celebrate the EndMyopia tenet to ''spend time outdoors''.<ref>https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Clinical_Studies#Outdoor_time_.26_distance_vision</ref><ref>https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Clinical_Studies#Causes_of_Myopia</ref>
+You leave all your mobile screens in a pile, and the ''Internet Fairy'' comes and ferries them away in the night. Leave out towels for the fairy to use on any larger screens.
 {{jake says|I went to the park this weekend.  I forcibly exile myself from screens, from e-mail, from smartphones.  I feel the pull, after a few hours all I want is the warm glow of my laptop screen.  Odds are that you too are in a similar boat.}}<ref>https://endmyopia.org/close-up-addiction/</ref>
-You leave all your mobile screens in a pile, and the ''Internet Fairy'' comes and ferries them away in the night. Leave out towels for the fairy to use on any larger screens.<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-media/201101/the-psychological-power-storytelling</ref>
 ==Is the Internet Fairy real?==
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 '''Rainbow.'''
-[[File:rainbow.jpg]]
+[[File:Rainbow1.svg]]
+<br>
 Rainbow is associated with IRL Day.  You might see one if you go outside.
 ==Common Traditions==
-* Fresh air and sunshine is a common way to celebrate IRL Day
+* Fresh air and sunshine is a common way to celebrate IRL Day, especially long bike rides
 * Catching up on chores is another common (less talked about) feature
 * Tasty food
+==Why  celebrate IRL day?==
+* It's a good habit for improving your vision.<ref>https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Clinical_Studies#Outdoor_time_.26_distance_vision</ref><ref>https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Clinical_Studies#Causes_of_Myopia</ref>
+* Having a story associated with the habit of spending time outside may help you remember to do it - and may help you think of it as something fun instead of a necessary chore.<ref>https://www.harvardbusiness.org/what-makes-storytelling-so-effective-for-learning/</ref><ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-media/201101/the-psychological-power-storytelling</ref>  (Of course, it is fun!  But the story can help you remember that when part of your brain is going "But I just want to read one more thing on the EndMyopia Wiki...")
+==Search terms for further reading==
+* digital detox
 ==References==
 [[Category:Habits]]