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