>I don't remember exactly what the screen said but something to the affect that my mind/brain needed a rest. How is this achieved? How did I even reach this state, I didn't do much I just go done with the Sprite quests..you probably typed "exp" or clicked on "experience" and your mind was full. You don't need to sleep (or eat) in GS. When it says "You must rest" it means you're near or at the maximum of your character's experience bucket. In GS, experience can be related to a bucket with a small hole in the bottom. You can fill up the bucket fast, but the experience is absorbed only when it drops out the small hole in the bottom a little at a time (approximately one experience pulse a minute).
Say have jut absorbed 20 xp in the last pulse, and you're what is commonly referred to as "fried" (exp status at "must rest"), when you kill the next creature you will not put anymore than the missing 20 xp from the last pulse in your experience bucket. New player quests will cause this status, as well.
Advancing for a typical player is usually hunt (fill the bucket), go back to town and rest on a node where experience absorbs faster (empty the bucket).
As you are a new player (welcome!), I recommend ringing the bell at Silverwood Manor and speaking to a Mentor (another player who is trained to introduce new players to GS), and also reading the new player category on GSWiki for a basic introduction to the game.
https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/New_player
