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It is ironic that I’m writing this blogpost on whether blogging can be a hobby at 11pm on a Saturday night when I’m technically on annual leave for a week.
I’m working this late because I made time to have a family dinner and catch up with my sister and her partner.
I also chatted with my partner about our well-intentioned and erratic packing for the camping trip that starts tomorrow.
What I didn’t do was spend time working on the post… until now.
This post is about how academics choose to spend our time, and how – quite often – when I’m not working, I’m blogging, or thinking about blogging.
I’m realising that writing for blogs has become my hobby. Other people may knit, play instruments, or cook.
I blog.
A hobby is “an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure”…
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