Finally, Sappho’s counsel is particularly resonant amid modern distraction. We are surrounded by half-polished notions—trends, memes, and fleeting enthusiasms—that never quite become real possibilities. Her injunction to “polish one idea” is therefore a quiet act of resistance: a choice to invest time, care, and persistence where others skim. By doing so, we do not merely improve our ideas; we reshape our sense of what is possible, discovering that potential often appears only after the hard work of staying with one thing long enough. [...]
