Yes! If you need to refresh your mind, get a new perspective on what you are doing and what's important to you, and seek internal satisfaction, I think it's a g

Yes! If you need to refresh your mind, get a new perspective on what you are doing and what's important to you, and seek internal satisfaction, I think it's a great idea to take a sabbatical, or a long vacation of some sort. Ignore the people who think it's crazy - they aren't walking in your shoes and feeling your malaise. Don't fear your return back to the workplace - in fact, I think spending time figuring out what's important to you and broadening your experiences and perspective should make you more interesting to prospective employers than if you trudged forward in a job that you have little zest for. Keep a blog. Track your experiences. (In the old days, this would be a diary). Figure out what's meaningful to you. Expand your experiences - push your boundaries. This is your chance to rediscover what makes you tick and perhaps why you're doing what you're doing now. Or maybe that you actually want to do something else.