You might tell him to stop coding and think long and hard about how he could be help with a goal. Tell him the goals of your work. Let him come up with a plan f

You might tell him to stop coding and think long and hard about how he could be help with a goal. Tell him the goals of your work. Let him come up with a plan for himself, and if it doesn't work, then he will be OK with it. It is easy to be harsh and curt, but taking a little patience to deal with this is worth while. You may learn something yourself.