Work hard, play harder ☺
Seriously though, crypto is so volatile that you really can't focus on the short term aspects of it unless you want to drive yourself mad with FOMO. With Steemit (or Steem, or SBD), consistency is the key. I know that I've had some "down time", but any of that has been short lived and was directly associated with a ridiculously busy time at work, or family concerns.
I told my wife when I started Steemit that I would put in my time for a year to start, and at the end of the year, we could discuss my future of spending time on Steemit.
So far, I think I'm doing alright here. While I'm not putting nearly as much time into Steemit as I should (or what I would like), I'm putting in as much add I reasonably can. That's all you can really ask of yourself.
Cheers! and Steem-on!