His exploration compares various lives side by side, paired together at cliffs, and analyses the different choices made and divergent paths taken. Two rock musicians confronting a future without the group that had brought them success. Two suffragists achieving their epic goal and then left with the puzzle of what to do next. Two public figures tainted by scandal having to make decisions about how to rebuild their lives. Two figure skaters seeking new purpose when their Olympic careers come to an end. What emerges from Collins?s extensive studies ? of writers, actors, scientists, leaders, and many others ? is a framework for understanding how individual lives can be built, sustained, and constantly renewed.