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I think it also depends on where you are in life. Way back when I was single, living along and with little to no responsibilities doing 40 hours wasn't an issue. I would wake up at 6, hit the gym, do 8 hours of work, pickup takeaway, eat and then I pretty much have the rest of the day free (minus the occasional chore).

I lived close to work so daily commute time was 1 hour, gym and takeaway places were on the route. Add in 1 hour in the gym and after work, commute and gym I still had 6 hours of free time with 8 hours of sleep.

Now I do 32 hours a week and I don't commute, but I have a family. Even with reduced workload I get 2-3 hours of personal time. ~1 hour comes from reduced workload and 1 hour comes from less sleep and the last hour comes from not hitting the gym. If I lived like I used to I'd have no free time and I'd have to make even more compromises about my time just to have some personal time. And let's face it, working remotely means I definitely don't spend the entire 6 or 6.5 hours on work. I have so many other responsibilities that doing less work is absolutely having an impact on my life and well-being.

I can't fathom how people with families can do full 40 hours and find time to spend with their kids and find time to for self. I think they probably don't find all that time. I think they're compromising where they can and that mostly happens with themselves and their children, work is not compromised.