The work year 2017 summarized

In 2017 I worked for some 2.863 hours, resulting in a weekly average of 54,9 hours. This is about 1.213 hours more than a normal work year, or 1,735 times as much. 

Last year I worked relatively less with what I characterize as academic work, and slightly more with both book projects and "other work" (including a lot of time spent doing voluntary work for the Norwegian Green Party). 

This had a negative impact on my work hours spent on research, with the lowest percentage post-2011 - but "research" nevertheless narrowly ended up as the biggest single work category, yet again. While Green Party work and time spent on book projects had record highs, the categories for my Philosophy business Spør filosofen, music, administration and "writer" (besides research and book projects) had record lows. 

393 posts in 2017

In 2017 I posted in this academic (b)log, Utopian Realism, 393 times. 2.769 blog posts in the 10 year period 2008-2017 results in an annual average of 277 blog posts. Despite being higher than this long-term average, I posted less in 2017 than in the last three years.

Christmas vacation

I have Christmas vacation from December 23rd to January 1st - except for grading and a peer-review I have committed to.

18 MEE140 papers graded; more reported

I have just reported grading for the home exam in Philosophy of science and research methods. I have graded 18 of the exam papers myself.

48 Ex.Phil. papers graded

I have just finishing grading 48 papers in Examen Philosophicum at Department of social studies.

Two assignments approved

I have read and approved two student assignments in MEE140. The assignments were given as replacement for taking part in student presentations, which was required course work.

Child welfare bachelor thesis graded

I have recently, with an external examiner, graded a bachelor thesis in child welfare, submitted this autumn. I supervised the student.