It de[pends on the person’s madreiga. The Rogochover even learned while sitting shiva for his wife because for him it was pikuach nefesh. Even on a somewhat lower level there are somewhat lower level there are people who even bring sefarim to weddings. However, most people need breaks and diversions. I had a rosh kollel who recalled that he had a chevruta who had a nervous breakdown because of over-intensive learning and even after he recovered could barely learn -and then ordered a guy to go to Miron for Lag b’Omer. Even the Chafetz Chaim was ordered to take a year off because his life was in danger.The key is to know oneself (see Mishna Sanhedrin 4:4 that when the Sanhedrin sat every talmid recognized his place – which was according to his level).
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