I haven'tbeen on aconferencethis year.At least oneof myexperimentsfailed and Idon't know why.I still haven'tbeenfirst authorona paper.I selecteddataaccording tomy story.I was not able tounderstand thedata that Iacquiredwith at least oneexperiment.I destroyedat least oneimportantsample.At least 3 ofmyexperimentstotally failed.I cancelled aprivatemeeting towork in thelab instead.I used ameasurement/depositiontechniquewithout actuallyknowing how itworks.Iprocrastinatedwriting mydissertation.I didn't gettheconferencetalk that Iwanted.I worked orcheckedmails duringmy holidaysI intentionallydid not replyto an e-mailof mysupervisor.Idownloaded10+papers that Ihaven't read.I skipped lunchbecauseI didn't want tointerrupt myexperiment.I presentedthe samedata for thethird time.I stayed inthe labfor more than10 hoursin a row.I dreamedof my workduring thenight.I annoyed myfriends bycomplainingabout mywork.One of mytools/setupswasnot operationalfor at least 3weeks in a row.I did notanalyzethe data of aleast oneexperiment.I workedon aSaturday.I did a night shifttoprepare apresentation thatwas due thenext day.I took moreprojects thanI can actuallymanage.Iprocrastinatedwriting apaper.I haven'tbeen on aconferencethis year.At least oneof myexperimentsfailed and Idon't know why.I still haven'tbeenfirst authorona paper.I selecteddataaccording tomy story.I was not able tounderstand thedata that Iacquiredwith at least oneexperiment.I destroyedat least oneimportantsample.At least 3 ofmyexperimentstotally failed.I cancelled aprivatemeeting towork in thelab instead.I used ameasurement/depositiontechniquewithout actuallyknowing how itworks.Iprocrastinatedwriting mydissertation.I didn't gettheconferencetalk that Iwanted.I worked orcheckedmails duringmy holidaysI intentionallydid not replyto an e-mailof mysupervisor.Idownloaded10+papers that Ihaven't read.I skipped lunchbecauseI didn't want tointerrupt myexperiment.I presentedthe samedata for thethird time.I stayed inthe labfor more than10 hoursin a row.I dreamedof my workduring thenight.I annoyed myfriends bycomplainingabout mywork.One of mytools/setupswasnot operationalfor at least 3weeks in a row.I did notanalyzethe data of aleast oneexperiment.I workedon aSaturday.I did a night shifttoprepare apresentation thatwas due thenext day.I took moreprojects thanI can actuallymanage.Iprocrastinatedwriting apaper.

2023 PhD Recap Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I haven't been on a conference this year.
  2. At least one of my experiments failed and I don't know why.
  3. I still haven't been first author on a paper.
  4. I selected data according to my story.
  5. I was not able to understand the data that I acquired with at least one experiment.
  6. I destroyed at least one important sample.
  7. At least 3 of my experiments totally failed.
  8. I cancelled a private meeting to work in the lab instead.
  9. I used a measurement /deposition technique without actually knowing how it works.
  10. I procrastinated writing my dissertation.
  11. I didn't get the conference talk that I wanted.
  12. I worked or checked mails during my holidays
  13. I intentionally did not reply to an e-mail of my supervisor.
  14. I downloaded 10+ papers that I haven't read.
  15. I skipped lunch because I didn't want to interrupt my experiment.
  16. I presented the same data for the third time.
  17. I stayed in the lab for more than 10 hours in a row.
  18. I dreamed of my work during the night.
  19. I annoyed my friends by complaining about my work.
  20. One of my tools/setups was not operational for at least 3 weeks in a row.
  21. I did not analyze the data of a least one experiment.
  22. I worked on a Saturday.
  23. I did a night shift to prepare a presentation that was due the next day.
  24. I took more projects than I can actually manage.
  25. I procrastinated writing a paper.