[ForrestN]

I agree with the others, one of the nice things about tech is that you can more easily afford to do this kind of thing than in other fields. One thing I would say, though, by way of advice: definitely try to complete projects as opposed to starting lots of them. I'm sure this goes without saying, but it would be a lot more compelling if you can say "I took some time off and made these cool things" rather than "I took some time off and started all these cool things", if that makes sense.