The eight-fold principles of life and work.

Octavo (8vo) is both a format and a philosophy; it is a sheet of paper folded into 8 equal sections to form a book, and it is a philosophy folded into eight principles to form the architecture of how we work and live. Keep these principles posted wherever your work is done and refer to them often. Keep the zine in your back pocket at all times and refer to it when tempted to stray. Both the principles and the zine are provided here for free and can be printed from any monochrome printer that accepts legal-sized paper. Distribute as you see fit to your friends, family, and colleagues (but do not modify).

Assembling the Zine

1. Print the zine on legal-sized paper double-sided (flipping on the short edge)
2. Find the "I" marks and fold the paper so that they are touching
   
3. Find the "II" marks and fold the paper so that they are touching
   
4. Find the "III" marks and fold the paper so that they are touching
   
5. Staple the spine
   
6. Cut approx. 1/8" off each side of the zine except the spine
   
7. Keep a copy for yourself and distribute the rest as you see fit