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Bode Miller, the NBA, and focus. Day 4 of hey, how about an upgrade? Also, 7 other things worth your time.

The “real newsletter” starts below. But first…

Questions people have asked this week, as we’ve introduced paid memberships to support Understandably.com:

• What if I sign up, but I later need to change my email address? It’s easy. Just go to understandably.com/account, click “edit” next to your email address, and let me know where to send the newsletter in the future.

• What if I sign up, but circumstances change, or I just don’t like you anymore, and I want to cancel? Same location. Just go to understandably.com/account.

• What if I signed up accidentally? (Example: a reader meant to choose a $50/year membership, but accidentally checked the $150/year founding membership box). Any issues like this, just email me at bill@understandably.com, and I’ll take care of them. Maybe put “help” in the subject line to flag it for me.

• What if I’m not getting the newsletter regularly? Go here; there are a few suggestions. A key one is to send an email to understandably@substack.com (or else, reply to this n…