Great. I took three years off after the first three of my career, until my savings ran out. Easy enough on regular tech salary if you don't live extravagantly.

Great. I took three years off after the first three of my career, until my savings ran out. Easy enough on regular tech salary if you don't live extravagantly. I didn't use the time particularly well (I wish I had traveled a lot more, and for longer), but it was still good. It's so strange that we expect adults to work continuously until they are too old to do so. Do whatever you feel like and can reasonably make work. If you don't want to work for a while, don't. Make it happen. Go make some art or start a band or hike across the country or live in the woods or make a video game or play sports or party a lot or get in great shape or read a lot of books or do a lot of volunteering or have a garden. Whatever. it's your life.