Turnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterFree!Spent hourssearching forone missingcitationHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemTook amentalhealth orself-care dayTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterFree!Spent hourssearching forone missingcitationHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemTook amentalhealth orself-care day

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