[zoltok]

Soundsgoodtome -

I like your thoughts. I'm not 100% with you though, simply because - it would put actions in a state of "sort-of-doneness", which is just a barrier to me actually getting the stuff done.

BUT - I agree that most of the methods proposed so far are far too convoluted, and that an elegant, VISUAL way of distinguishing Waiting For items would be beneficial. I find that making a context for "waiting for" means I'm still reviewing those projects constantly, even though they're in a sort of inactive state.

I would vote for a visual indication that something is out of my hands - a visual cue that could either be applied to whole projects, or to individual tasks within that project – a different colour, a little clock icon, something.