![]() In large social gatherings, this can give rise to a euphoric feeling of oneness-dubbed “collective effervescence” by French sociologist Émile Durkheim-which elicits a blissful, selfless absorption within a community. Synchrony shifts our focus away from our own needs toward the needs of the group. And when participants rocked in chairs at the same tempo, they performed better on a cooperative task than those who rocked at different rhythms. In studies where people sang or moved in a coordinated way with others, researchers found that subjects were significantly more likely to help out a partner with their workload or sacrifice their own gain for the benefit of the group. She's the author of the 2018 book Joyful, and her blog, Aesthetics of. Scientists call this phenomenon synchrony and have found that it can elicit some surprising behaviors. Ingrid Fetell Lee is a designer and writer who has spent ten years studying the relationship between design and joy. What’s helpful, Brooklyn-based designer and writer Ingrid Fetell Lee suggests, is to instead turn your focus to joy. Contact All American Speakers Bureau to book. Music seems to create a sense of unity on a physiological level. Biography and booking information for Ingrid Fetell Lee, Founder of The Aesthetics of Joy, Author & Designer. ![]() Similarly, studies of choir singers have shown that singing aligns performers’ heart rates. “neuroscientists monitored guitarists playing a short melody together, they found that patterns in the guitarists’ brain activity became synchronized. ![]()
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