When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

by Daniel H. Pink

SEVEN WAYS TO FIND YOUR OWN “SYNCHER’S HIGH” Coordinating and synchronizing with other people is a powerful way to lift your physical and psychological well-being. If your life doesn’t involve such activities now, here are some ways to find your own syncher’s high: Sing in a chorus. Even if you’ve never been part of a musical group, singing with others will instantly deliver a boost. For choral meetups around the world, go to https://www.meetup.com/topics/choir/. Run together. Running with others offers a trifecta of benefits: exercising, socializing, and synching—all in one. Find a running group through websites like the Road Runners Club of America, http://www.rrca.org/resources/runners/find-a-running-club. Row crew. Few activities require such perfect synchrony as team rowing. It’s also the complete workout: According to some physiologists, a 2,000-meter race burns as many calories as playing back-to-back full-court basketball games. Find a club at http://archive.usrowing.org/domesticrowing/organizations/findaclub. Dance. Ballroom and other types of social dancing are all about synchronizing with another person and coordinating movements with music. Find a class near you at https://www.thumbtack.com/k/ballroom-dance-lessons/near-me/. Join a yoga class. As if you needed to hear one more reason that yoga is good for you, doing it communally may give you a synching high. Flash mob. For something more adventurous than social dancing and more boisterous than yoga, consider a...