Honestly, I stopped trying to fully book my life months in advance after getting burned by a "perfect" plan that fell through. I keep a shortlist of decent backup spots for every city, like that quiet library branch or the cafe with insane wifi. You grab the solid coworking desk when it pops up, but you're not paralyzed if it doesn't. The goal is to always have a baseline productive option, so the lucky breaks just become nice upgrades, not lifelines.