{"product_id":"everything-will-be-fine-in-about-2-6-weeks","title":"Everything Will Be Fine (in about 2-6 weeks)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe site relaunched a small pile of weeks ago. Work-life will get easier in a few months, but for now...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutbound files to the printer have taken too long to assemble and weird errors popped up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInbound prints were wrong, missing, and new rush print jobs had to be ordered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis means orders out the door were pushed to the limit of my stated window, and in a few orders that I will be mailing in about 6 hours, will be partial due to the above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn Monday, I have to figure out with the printer what went wrong. I have a sneaking suspicion the fault is entirely mine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe incoming shipping area was damaged by a roof leak during a big storm. This has been fixed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe building elevator went down last night and will be down for at least a week, and likely two.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e...oh, and Meta (Instagram, Facebook, Threads) is set to restructure how creators publish things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI do not have a lot of details, but considering the increasing difficulty I have been having with them, it is doubtful I will have much of a presence on these channels going forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere goes three channels to promote work, build community, and just enjoy making people laugh about studio antics (when things are going well) and chat about mail, art, ghosts, witches, more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/red-leaf-sketch.jpg?v=1781340178\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe answer is simple: \u003cstrong\u003eStudy. Fix. Learn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy what went wrong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApologize to customers afflicted. Make their orders whole. Request they give the shop another chance in the future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck order logs with the printer. If their fault, talk about how to fix. If my fault, internally document what happened and what checks in place might have prevented it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork with building maintenance to handle structural issues. Map out what happened, do what is possible to prevent this from happening again. Take time to build contingency plans, where possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy. Fix. Learn. Try. Try again. Try again, again. Try again, again, \u003cem\u003eagain...\u003c\/em\u003e you get the picture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep sketching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep drawing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep painting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep designing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep going. Try, try, try, again, again, again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the reason it took so many years for the initial launch of Netherworld Post Office was to build up cash reserves. It was a long, grueling, boring process that is helping smooth things over now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRush shipping, expedited printing, whatever is necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt feels dangerous to be outright grateful for failure -- I do not want to make it a welcome guest on my doorstep. It feels similarly perilous to evoke perfection, to think experience and physical resources would exempt Netherworld Post from launch and growing pains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy 3:51 AM assessment resolves to the best course of action is not pretending things cannot go wrong. Rejecting the impossible gild of perfect polish. Keep a policy of openness, honesty, and perseverance to making tomorrow better than today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a blog post about piercing the oh-so-often crafted \u003cstrong\u003eEVERYTHING IS GREAT ASK ME HOW I MAKE $10-BILLION\/MONTH SELLING MY ART\u003c\/strong\u003e posts you will inevitably see on every platform ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Netherworld Post Office","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43267982950461,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/fail-then-learn.jpg?v=1781338685","url":"https:\/\/netherworldpost.com\/products\/everything-will-be-fine-in-about-2-6-weeks","provider":"Netherworld Post Office","version":"1.0","type":"link"}