Started readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesTook amentalhealth orself-care daySpent hourssearching forone missingcitationRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomFree!Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesTook amentalhealth orself-care daySpent hourssearching forone missingcitationRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomFree!Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingevent

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