I have no idea why you were downvoted this was the exact quote that came to my mind when I read the text you quoted as it sums up the principle perfectly that

I have no idea why you were downvoted this was the exact quote that came to my mind when I read the text you quoted as it sums up the principle perfectly that knowledge of math just doesn't come passively. Some context from wikipedia about the quote, 'Euclid is said to have replied to King Ptolemy's request for an easier way of learning mathematics that "there is no Royal Road to geometry," according to Proclus' [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Road#A_metaphorical_.E2.80.9CRoyal_Road.E2.80.9D_in_famous_quotations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Road#A_metaphorical_.E2....