Efficient practice is very important. IMO, the shorter the practice time the more important that efficiency is. Make every minute of that 30 count. Already know, i.e., have on paper, what you're gonna practice and for how long. I do...it's like a mini-lesson plan...I guess I picked it up from living with a teacher for so long... ;) I count only the time my fingers are on strings...not set up, not dwelling on which lesson to bring up next, not tuning, not any of the time-sucking diversions common to guitar practice and guitar players.
Thirty minutes a day is a great start. Keep faithful to that and you'll improve. Practice more than that and you'll improve faster.
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins