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4 weeks ago | 
theloadstar.com | Daniel Richards |Gavin van Marle
With vessel asset prices remaining stubbornly high and carrier earnings set to decline, investors may see the next two quarters as a jumping off point from the sector. The policy and geopolitical backdrop to containership markets have yielded an evident impact on freight market dynamics, but for now both vessel time-charter rates and asset prices have barely budged. This disconnect between freight and time-charter market fortunes seems set to endure for much of this year at least.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Daniel Richards
Daniel J. Richards·Follow6 min read·--Since I started writing online, I’ve been debating whether or not to let my other passions, interests, and hobbies spill over into what is predominantly a preoccupation with time management. The more I thought about it though, the more I realised that, while it’s great to have a niche—personal brand is just as important—and you can’t develop a personal brand if you’re not, well, personal.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
medium.com | Daniel Richards
Daniel J. Richards·Follow3 min read·--Photo by Marcus Aurelius from Pexels“The early bird gets the worm, but the rested bird builds the nest”To manage your time effectively, you just need to wake up earlier. This is one of the most enduring myths surrounding time management. Waking up early is often touted as the secret sauce to boosting your productivity and paving the way to success. We have all heard those inspiring tales of CEOs who rise with the sun at 4 a.m., right?
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
medium.com | Daniel Richards
Reclaiming your time is often celebrated as an act of self-care or boundary-setting, but there’s a catch. Most of us feel like any time we “get back” must immediately be filled with something productive. Instead of savouring the time we’ve reclaimed, we cram it with new goals, side hustles, or ambitious hobbies. The belief is clear: Unused time is wasted time. It’s an idea so deeply embedded in our culture that questioning it feels rebellious.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
theloadstar.com | Daniel Richards |Gavin van Marle
As anticipated, containership deployment trends in the first half of 2024 have been dictated by the situation in the Red Sea. The initial increase in deployment on main lane routes ex-East Asia that started in January has continued unabated through the middle of June. Unsurprisingly, the Far East-Europe trades, especially the Far East-Mediterranean route, have seen by far the most significant net capacity injections since the crisis started in November 2023.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
dentaleconomics.com | Meg Kaiser |Lou Shuman |Ryan Mingus |Daniel Richards
From a new way to think about retirement, to staffing issues, materials updates, and of course, the ever-popular salary survey, dentists turned to Dental Economics, as they have for more than 110 years, to help guide them in making the best career and life choices. Here’s a recap of the top articles that Dental Economics readers found the most interesting and informative in 2023. It’s time to break the dental retirement rulesThis dentist figured out he had everything wrong.
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Dec 31, 2023 | 
dentaleconomics.com | Lou Shuman |Meg Kaiser |Ryan Mingus |Daniel Richards
My high-performance car tells me when its oil needs to be changed, if tires are low, and when the engine needs service. I don’t have the time or expertise to keep track of such complicated systems. In the dental office, we are expected to remember what to do when our equipment fails, as well as every detail about each device, to schedule maintenance and routine testing, and track service people’s contacts and responses.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
dentaleconomics.com | Daniel Richards |Ryan Mingus |Gordon J. Christensen |Bryan D. Springer
I recently went on a family vacation that began with a long commercial flight. Powered flight has always fascinated me; it’s something we often take for granted but continues to be a marvel of the modern age. The four key forces necessary for powered flight are thrust, drag, lift, and weight.1 Balancing and controlling these elements are what allow a plane to travel thousands of miles and predictably arrive safely, time and time again.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
dentaleconomics.com | Daniel Richards |Gordon J. Christensen |Bryan D. Springer |Ryan Mingus
154742193 © Pop Nukoonrat | Dreamstime.comMoney2023 market recap and trends to watch for in 2024After a slow 2022, we experienced some normalization in dental mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2023. Here are the trends that will impact 2024. Significant portion of buy-side remains “pencils down”As much as 40% of the buy-side went pencils down on M&A in the second half of 2022 and remained that way through the first half of 2023.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
richardsdaniel.medium.com | Daniel Richards
Puzzle solving is not just a popular pastime; it also offers numerous psychological benefits for adults. Whether it’s crosswords, Sudoku, jigsaw puzzles, or brain teasers, engaging in puzzle-solving activities can have a positive impact on cognitive function, mental well-being, and problem-solving skills. In this article, we will explore the various ways in which puzzle solving can benefit adults psychologically.
