How did Annoyance fall off the path, and can I avoid doing the same if I proceed?

While I find conversations with Annoyance rather void, I would encourage you to not try and lift (him ?) up as an example of falling off the path or entering failure modes. If you care about the question I would make a post using generic examples. This does a few things:

• Gets you away from any emotional responses to Annoyance (both in yourself and anyone else).
• Provides a clear-cut example that can be picked apart without making this entire thread required reading. It also cleans up many straw men and red herrings before they happen, since the specifics in the thread are mostly unneeded with relation to the question you have just asked.
• Brings attention to the core problem that needs to be addressed and avoids any specific diagnoses of Annoyance (for better or worse)