Why is the lithium ion (li+1) stable even though it does not have an octet?

I don't have a complete answer, I fully don't understand it myself, but this website sorta helped me:

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/introchem/chapter/the-incomplete-octet/

So if no one else answers, hopefully this can help

explanation: it gains negative electrons, therefore becoming negatively charged. as charge cannot be created, nor destroyed, only transferred, this leaves the wool positive. now that they have opposite charges, the two items attract.

your answer would be “dry”