Hid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomReceivedethicsapprovalFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomReceivedethicsapprovalFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank stares

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