There is no point in trying to learn if you look at everything through your limited delusional worldview. Learning happens when you open your mind and try to see things differently.
Stop defending your beliefs! If you learn, you need to listen and try to understand.
If you want to progress and become successful, you need to drop all the inefficient mechanisms and beliefs that are holding you back. If it harms you or doesn't help to move forward, stop it.
Stop convincing yourself that you need the dumb stuff you do, or that it's hard to stop, or that you're scared... Leave all the explanations for weak lazy dorks, you are strong and intelligent, so behave like it.
Search for ways to do whatever you need instead of explaining why you can't do it.
Everything is much simpler, actually. We are just used to bitching about things like little cowards instead of doing whatever is necessary and winning. 