Saturday, January 3, 2026

Annoyance is optional

Being annoyed is an option, and it’s one you never have to exercise. Annoyance occurs entirely within your thoughts, and you can always keep it out of your life.

It’s possible to transform any potential source of annoyance into a source of strength. All that’s necessary is your decision to do so.

Certainly many situations become persistently unpleasant. So be prepared to rise above that unpleasantness.

Experiencing and expressing annoyance might produce a mild boost to your ego, yet it accomplishes nothing else. Choose instead to focus your attention elsewhere, and take the steps necessary to maintain that alternate focus.

Rather than letting your thoughts wail about the annoyance, point those thoughts in a useful, productive direction. Invest the energy of your life in meaningful pursuits, and render potential annoyance irrelevant.

There’s no glory in being perpetually annoyed, and no use in it, so refuse to be tempted into annoyance. You have so many better ways to spend your time.

— Ralph Marston

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