Rubber bands are annoying, and they’re also the part doing the work. Annoying and useful aren’t opposites.

Irritation is not evidence that something is pointless. Plenty of what actually moves things along is uncomfortable while it works, and the discomfort is often the mechanism rather than a side effect. If you throw out everything that annoys you, you will lose most of what was helping.

Pick one annoying thing you have been resenting and ask what it is doing. The drill, the braces, the manager who checks your work, the friend who asks the blunt question. Keep the ones that are earning it, and stop expecting them to feel good.