This is the calculation in my head most times: Three hours playing games or Three hours in career investment. Happens every day. Replace games with whatever might be relevant.
It was a personal choice to go past the deadline. I didn't stop working on my portfolio, but I can't rush it. I'm a person who hates rush. You can see how in this thread I said I'm dedicating every hour to 3D modeling. If a date is approaching and I don't feel the quality isn't good enough, I'll still take two more days…
Chiming in to give OP my advice. For me, it's a matter of discipline. There are multiple threads in Polycount that discusses this. In my case, I do a daily quota of around 4-6 hours (depending on the time available) during weekdays that I dedicate for 3D. The remaining time are spent talking to teammates, reading emails,…
If your goal is to get a job in the industry portfolio should be top priority. That being said don't burn yourself out. I think it's okay to relax and have fun and play games. Not only that any interview I've been on they ask, "What games are you playing?". Not playing games in this career is like an author not reading…
One of the biggest things that I do to keep on track is just put on some easy listening music, or whatever your taste, and stay on my stuff. Like what @"Amsterdam Hilton Hotel" is saying don't click out of Max. If you find yourself doing that click back in, close Polycount, close social media, and my biggest is close…