Good question, I think you touch a nerve on a lot of us here.. The world we live in is stressfull by nature, it changes rapidly and it is difficult to compete a

Good question, I think you touch a nerve on a lot of us here.. The world we live in is stressfull by nature, it changes rapidly and it is difficult to compete against new comers fresh, full of mojo, with a clean slate and ready to learn and do. I recommend you three things: 0. Keep the day job & the money flowing.. it is not everything but having it gives you lots of options. 1. Pick up a hobby that has nothing to do with software development 2. If you want to understand why your are feeling the way you do, read "Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi