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I have worked as assortment of jobs over the years, and I think anything past 6-7 hours a day becomes overly draining. In my 20's I did retail, and I was fine at 6 hours/ 25-30 hours a week. Got hours increased and found it hard to be decent at home. Paperwork is similar, but if I mixed in some on site / driving around I could stretch it a little. Only job I could work 40 fairly consistently was forklift in warehouse work. Sitting, consistent breaks, mental focus that was fairly diverse with downtime. Staying on a single task for 8 hours, day after day, is torture, especially if it involves mental or emotional stress.
And that says nothing about rejuvenating on days off. 2 days off can be enough if you have someone available at home (not working or only minimal hours of employment) to maintain food supply and chores. If you don't have that one day off gets spent catching up laundry, lawn and home care, fixits, shopping, etc. One day off isn't enough time to overnight anywhere, to tire yourself out doing anything you are passionate about, and there is in fact more to life than working, chores, and resting.