I had (have) the same problem. Most people are addicted to food/alcohol/TV, you are addicted to working and productivity. I am still figuring it out, but here'

I had (have) the same problem. Most people are addicted to food/alcohol/TV, you are addicted to working and productivity. I am still figuring it out, but here's some things I've done: - channel this "grind" elsewhere. I channeled it into landscaping (good for health), cooking (make delicious meal for your friends) and reading (find a NON programming yet technical area, maybe biology, physics, ethics, etc) exercise, etc. - deliberately make friends who are not interested in tech, then you are forced to talk about other things. Good luck!