Are Diminishing Returns Really As Bad As People Claim?

There is this general claim that people in almost all learning related discussions (including language learning) repeat - that more or less comes down to "Learning/studying for more than 3-4 hours a day leads to little to no further improvements" and I'm curious how true that claim is?

Based on my experience, that can't be further from the truth. I've had several occasions where I had to/wanted to study for 6-8 hours a day and I ALWAYS improved/learned WAY more than when I was doing less intense studying (3-4 hours a day), even when I was less focused and more tired when being on a more intense schedule, which supposedly affects learning negatively.

Do diminishing returns exist? Definitely. But are they as severe as most people claim they are? What's your experience?

EDIT: This assumes that you're taking breaks

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