In telling you to just keep at it, Ngaire, an old Chinese parable came to mind. The details change with the source, but the fundamental teaching remains and is, I think, a core instruction.
The Wikipedia version is thus:
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A Chinese Emperor commissioned a famous artist to paint for him a picture of a fish. The artist delayed giving the emperor his painting. He always said that it wasn't ready yet.
After a year, the impatient Emperor went to the artist, demanding his painting. The artist sat on the floor with a paintbrush and paper, and with one motion of his hand, painted a masterpiece fish. The Emperor, angry, demanded to know why the artist delayed giving him his painting.
The artist moved quietly to open a closet door, and thousands of paintings of fish fell to the floor.
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