Both times I've taken time off without plans have been really transformative for me. In the first I discovered I had a passion for helping other people learn a

Both times I've taken time off without plans have been really transformative for me. In the first I discovered I had a passion for helping other people learn and ended up working at MIT on the Scratch project and then with Bret Victor (http://worrydream.com http://worrydream.com) at his research lab, both really amazing opportunities. In the second I decided to quit tech to become a therapist. You can read about that here: http://glench.com/WhyIQuitTechAndBecameATherapist/ http://glench.com/WhyIQuitTechAndBecameATherapist/ Your mileage may vary.