Hastings and Hastings Proud to Endorse "Unplug Sunday Campaign"

    PHOENIX, AZ, August 19, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The genesis of the information age has spawned the greatest advancements in technology the world has ever seen. But it's important that we own that technology rather than let it own us. Some might argue this is not the case.

"We are happy to support the Unplug Sunday Campaign. People are overly dependent on their technology and a break from the iPhone once a week is beneficial to wellbeing," said David Hastings, founder of Hastings and Hastings.

Indeed, the rapid progression in technology has spawned widespread access to information, the automation of meaningless tasks, and superior levels of communication not even envisioned by the most forward looking thinkers. But it has also lead people to exercise less, neglect personal contact in exchange for digital contact, and some people would prefer to exchange reality for a phantasmal digital world.

The rise in technology can even be linked to mental health diagnoses. The upcoming generation lives on a razor's edge of tweets, posts, comments, and Facebook friends. It's no surprise then that general anxiety disorder has replaced depression as the most frequent mental health diagnosis among young adults ages 18-25. No doubt, social scientists and social critics speculate a correlation between the rise of multimedia devices and anxiety.

The Unplug Sunday Campaign encourages its adherents to disconnect from their computers and multimedia devices. Internet use is strictly limited to utility. Under no circumstance is logging into Twitter, Myspace, Instagram, or Facebook allowed. Instead, the Unplug Sunday Campaign encourages people to grab a book, or get out of the house. Instead of plugging in your iPhone listening to Billy Joel to inspire an online shopping endeavor, call up a friend for a walk around the park. No one is suggesting you drop out of society and live at Walden Pond. The important message is to unplug from the digital world and be here now in the real world, if even only for a day.

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