So far, my learning to fly is almost entirely about learning not to over-control! It helped me when someone on here pointed-out how 'sloppy' is the link between the control surface and the air. A twitch on the controls can achieve nothing unless by chance it reinforces a previous twitch or ongoing deviation, so you accentuate instability. Depending on airspeed, a control input lasting less than a few seconds, or responding to a deviation lasting less than a few seconds, is unlikely to be helpful.