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Two years ago my 5-year-old was a walking argument machine. Dinner? War. Bedtime? War. Everything? War.
I was done arguing and repeating myself.
So I stole Elon’s first-principles thinking and paired it with pure FAFO parenting — “Fuck Around and Find Out.”
No lectures. No threats. Just: Break it to the simplest truth → run the experiment → laugh at the explosion → let reality teach.
The result? Arguments dropped ~85%. Tantrums nearly vanished. Evaan (now 7) now solves problems before I see them.
But the real magic? It lit a nuclear hunger to learn inside him and gave him the ultimate meta-skill: a framework for learning how to learn anything, fast.
In this episode of Dads The Boy, Dhawal shares the exact experiments (broccoli science lab, Lego fort apocalypse, late-night gaming sprint to school), the funniest fails that taught the most, and the ancient Bhagavad Gita secret that makes it bulletproof.
Practical, grounded, and zero fluff — perfect for any parent tired of the daily battles.
Full article → https://dhaw.al/first-principles-fafo-the-parenting-hack-that-killed-all-arguments/
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & the argument wars
03:20 – First principles + FAFO explained
07:10 – Broccoli rocket science lab
11:45 – Lego, soccer, school & sleep experiments
16:30 – The funniest (and most expensive) fails
20:00 – Bhagavad Gita wisdom that glues it together
24:40 – 7 tips to start today + real results after 2 years
28:00 – Closing thoughts & MKGA (Make Kids Great Again)
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