Could you give up your smartphone for a month?

A group in D.C. ditched their smartphones for a month. Washington Post reporter Brittany Shammas joined them. Here’s what she learned. If you want to learn more about Brittany’s story, you can read it here . To subscribe to The Optimist’s newsletter, click here . Today’s show was produced by Maggie Penman and Ted Muldoon, who also mixed the show. Subscribe to The Washington Post here .