What is it that's setting you off? Is it something truly annoying, like a brother repeating the same noise you've asked him twice to knock off, or is it harmless, like someone breathing loudly?If it's something harmless that annoys you, there's probably some underlying issue that you haven't resolved, either about the person, or about yourself.

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Change your attitude when annoyed. Stay friendly and polite instead of showing your annoyance. Avoid acting negatively or unfriendly and try making conversation with the person annoying you (if he/she is doing something harmless).

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Turn any would-be advice that you'd like to give back on yourself. If you're annoyed with someone and you don't know why, or you're frustrated by the fact that you're annoyed, try this trick. Formulate some advice you'd like to give to that person. Say the person has played a joke on a friend of yours at their expense, and you want to tell the prankster "be considerate of other people." Now, instead of giving that advice to the other person, turn it around and see if the advice is applicable to you. Yes, you! Is there a way you can be considerate of other people? Can you let the good-humored attempt slide? Can you consider how your friend may have thought the joke was funny? Sometimes, the advice that we're most eager to give to other people is just the advice that we ourselves should swallow.