Working after hours? It’s academic

I consider that I am extremely fortunate to have a job which allows me to spend a great deal of time thinking about something that I genuinely find interesting. Often I look forward to being able to work on an interesting paper or report when I have quiet time in the weekend, or on a plane, or on holiday. If I have to do more mundane work out of hours, I honestly don’t mind - my job requires that I see a great deal of the world, meeting people from other cultures who nonetheless have similar interests to me, all the while avoiding tourist areas and peak holiday travel times. If I have to work at weird hours, often in some very interesting places, then I am absolutely happy to do that. For me, the most stressful existence would be to be limited to working 9 to 5, five days a week. When I hear about articles like this one, I worry that decisions about how and when I should work will be made by bureaucrats with limited imaginations and horizons who themselves have 9 to 5 jobs and consider ‘work’ to be a chore.

Hi guys, thank you for these insights. I'm not sure there is a problem of work overload ("academic work intrudes on leisure time") but it is a matter of time management as it is suggested “time-shifting important tasks to quieter times and spaces”. Happy New Year Mário