I can understand that you dont have to make physical effort to feel tired, because I work as a computer programmer and I feel tired after making mental effort, but this effort seems way bigger than the one required to drive, yet, after 4,5 hours of driving I feel way more exhausted than after 8,10 hours of coding.
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Very different effects on different people. It all depends on how comfortable and confident you are driving. My wife drives shoulders clenched in mild panic at all times and I enjoy weaving through seas of traffic. She could make 4 hours before needing to stop at a gas station to cry softly into bad coffee and I can drive 24h+ in traffic, but on lonely roads I could only make 10-12 hours before needing a nap.
My confidence comes from experience, I’ve spent the last 15 years needing to part the taillight sea for work in a high traffic area and at some point you just know where all the cars around you are, who is likely to do what, and if you have the lane on either side or not.
Key is always knowing if you have the lane. My wife clearly has no idea if she can change lanes untill after she should have changed lanes.
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