Benjamin Craske

Benjamin Craske

Norwich, UK
Apr
16
Black and white photos in a forest woodland

#0 Welcome to my Dispatch - Start here

Welcome to the Dispatch section of my website. Dispatch posts are: * Short, under 300 words * On a variety of topics
1 min read
Mar
28
A to do list with one item on it, namely to procrastinate

Confessions of a procrastiplanner and how I shake it off

Want to know a dirty little secret? Hi, my name’s Ben and I’m a high-functioning procrastiplanner. Procrastiplanning is
4 min read
Feb
28
FREE DOWNLOAD: A blank, editable flatplan template

FREE DOWNLOAD: A blank, editable flatplan template

1 min read
Feb
25
A woman's hand turns the pages of a minimalist magazine.

Why are there no free flatplan templates online?

I started a new job this week and it's been all sorts of exciting and energising which is
3 min read
Feb
13
Brendan Fraser plays Charlie in The Whale (2023) seen here peeking at the outside world from his apartment.

FILM REVIEW: The feast of grief, claustrophobia, hope and abjection in The Whale (2023)

I have never written a film review but I was bowled over by The Whale (2023), so I wanted to
5 min read
Jan
05
The historical analysis method that will make you more zen in the present

The historical analysis method that will make you more zen in the present

When studying history we examine sources to explore the past. And there’s a simple three-tier approach to source analysis
7 min read
Nov
08
People explore a museum exhibit

Defining public history

If you find history interesting and subscribe to or follow historical accounts online, you might have come across the term
3 min read
Sep
30
What is history?

What is history?

The word ‘history’ is often used as an umbrella term for memories, nostalgia, heritage and the past. When we use
4 min read
Sep
09
The exterior of Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Queen has died: Making sense of major historic moments

Seventy years is a long time to be in one job. Especially if that job happens to be the constitutional
2 min read
Sep
01
Man with a beard at a bar with two pints

Sobertember: Why I'm quitting booze for a month

As the bus rounds the corner, I fold the last slice of doner kebab with my plastic fork, gather the
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