Rewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskFree!Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesTook amentalhealth orself-care dayHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskFree!Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesTook amentalhealth orself-care dayHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A session

PhD 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. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  2. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  3. Free!
  4. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  5. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom
  6. Spent hours searching for one missing citation
  7. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  8. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  9. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  10. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  11. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  12. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  13. Took a mental health or self-care day
  14. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  15. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  16. Made a to-do list but completed only one item
  17. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  18. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  19. Submitted an abstract or paper for publication
  20. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  21. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  22. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  23. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  24. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  25. Had an awkward silence during a Q&A session