One of my (possibly annoying) habits that I know I fall back on is the use of a story or parallel concept to help to explain or explore ideas, concepts, skills, and even tasks. Another thing I know I used to do more (and still do but less often because my occupation has changed) was to answer a question with the question "well, what do you think?" I have been told that one can truly be annoying - even if it might end up being appreciated in the end.