I have a 10 month old daughter. So far raising her has been an incredibly rewarding experience. My wife and I frequently find ourselves wanting a break. Even if

I have a 10 month old daughter. So far raising her has been an incredibly rewarding experience. My wife and I frequently find ourselves wanting a break. Even if for just a few hours. You can love something and want to dedicate your life to it and still need a break from it from time to time. Is that not normal? The question you're posing about academia specifically is interesting because a I assume a conference would be at least somewhat work related and part of the experience in academia. This is very different from a sabbatical where presumably you do whatever you want that's not related to your work. However maybe it is? Maybe some people in academia use their sabbaticals to write essays or books or whatever? This seems like a weird question tbh.