Your task list includes "Decide what to do next year." The wording looks like an action, but you may need several pieces of information before deciding. The item keeps moving between lists without becoming any clearer.
Write the specific questions underneath it. You might need to know which dates are available or what a programme requires. Turn the answerable questions into concrete requests or searches, each with a sensible time to address it.
Leave the larger decision visible
Keep the larger question in a separate note and record the answers as they arrive. Choose a review point when enough information should be available. This gives the decision a place without asking you to resolve it every day.
At the review, identify what is still unknown and whether it truly prevents a choice. Some questions will remain uncertain. Make the decision using the information that matters most, and keep a note of the assumptions you may need to revisit if circumstances change during the following months.
