Archive - The Midlife Field Guide

I’m Wimpy and Flabby, But Great for Opening Jars.

Inside The Ultimate Midlife Medical

Jun 9 • Steve Pratt

May 2026

The Unexpected Delight of Collaborating with My Wife

I thought I'd take the lead. I was wrong.

May 3 • Geoff Siskind

April 2026

The Secret Bike Ride No One Knows About.

Shifting from performance to experience.

Apr 1 • Steve Pratt

February 2026

I Fired My Oura Ring.

I switched to a Traffic Light Dashboard after realizing my scoreboards were controlling my life.

Feb 8 • Steve Pratt

Meet Sexy Bachata Geoff, Dancing Machine

Lower your expectations

Feb 2 • Geoff Siskind

January 2026

My Daughter is Funnier Than Me. I Have Video Proof. (And I Couldn't Be Happier.)

Panic, nerves, and anxiety while performing a live stand-up showcase with my 23-year-old daughter

Jan 25 • Steve Pratt

Stand-Up Comedy Helped My Daughter and Me Find Our Voices

A father–daughter comedy experiment turns into something more meaningful

Jan 18 • Steve Pratt

Things I Thought I Hated

Field notes from a guy who doesn’t do yoga

Jan 12 • Geoff Siskind

Don’t Measure What Matters.

An experiment in turning off every scoreboard in my life.

Jan 4 • Steve Pratt

December 2025

The Great Midlife Book Giveaway

Five books we love and want to give away

Dec 22, 2025 • Geoff Siskind and Steve Pratt

My Daughter and I Took a Stand-Up Comedy Class Together

Two minutes of terror, ranting about crows and getting soaked with dog-food water

Dec 14, 2025 • Steve Pratt

Fiddler on the Roof, the Anniversary Edition Part 3

It's not going the way we expected...

Dec 7, 2025 • Geoff Siskind