There's a foolproof way to learn math -- find somebody to coach you through enough problems until you "get it". Alternatively -- and this is much more common -

There's a foolproof way to learn math -- find somebody to coach you through enough problems until you "get it". Alternatively -- and this is much more common -- self-coach. But then you're in the hard work territory that the author speaks of, since you'll be banging your way through a number of walls headfirst.