I believe something similar came up in an earlier post, and though I am not where you are right now (I was for a while) I have turned to meditation. (Here is th

I believe something similar came up in an earlier post, and though I am not where you are right now (I was for a while) I have turned to meditation. (Here is the link - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=78472 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=78472) Some people responded to my comment and had some really good suggestions. I will admit, its hard to do initially, but once you get the feel for it, you will get a handle on the restlessness of your mind... Hope this helps. And I agree with nkohari. You should try something that attempts to engage your mind, whether its reading a great book or playing games, or just socializing with (non-techie ;-0) friends. If not, you will burn out.