Academia is nice because I get paid decent money to work about 30 hours a week, and what little work I do is mostly fun. On sabbatical, I can work even less (a

Academia is nice because I get paid decent money to work about 30 hours a week, and what little work I do is mostly fun. On sabbatical, I can work even less (and don't have to deal with students), and I get to live in an interesting place I haven't been before. Why wouldn't I want to do that? Ditto conferences. I don't really understand the question. Academia can be great if you have tenure, but sabbatical is even better, so why not do it.