On the other hand...

[mdlbear]

...performing a simple but important task competently goes a long way towards restoring one's supply of cope.

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[septemberlilac.livejournal.com]

When the cope supply gets dangerously low, there *are* no "simple" tasks - they're all major accomplishments. The great thing about cope is that it's generally self-replenishing. Even when it feels like the well is taking forever to refill itself.

[mdlbear]

*nod* very true.

The bad thing about cope is that it usually seems to take longer to replenish the supply than it does to deplete it.