Gotsidetrackedfixing allheadingsCitedsomethingI haven'treadOverexplainedsomethingsimpleRealized I’vebeen staringat the screenfor 30minutesAskedsomeoneelse to “justread this onepart.”GotdistractedwhilegooglingsynonymsI needa napUnderstoodmy topic for5 wholeminutesRealized I’vebeenresearchinginstead ofwriting for 3hoursWhy isthis takingso long?Read onesentenceout loud12 timesHad anexistentialcrisis mid-sentencePlease findattachedmy draft”(with fear)Opened thedocument,then closedit againUsed “furtherresearch isneeded” toend aparagraphI'll finishthischaptertodayMade anew versionof the samedocumentMade anew to-dolist insteadof writingHad a deepconversationwith my petaboutmethodologyI'll workon ittomorrowHigh oncaffeineSent apanickedemail to thesupervisorThis mustbe goodenough…right?Ranted to afriend whohas no ideawhat I’mtalking aboutGotsidetrackedfixing allheadingsCitedsomethingI haven'treadOverexplainedsomethingsimpleRealized I’vebeen staringat the screenfor 30minutesAskedsomeoneelse to “justread this onepart.”GotdistractedwhilegooglingsynonymsI needa napUnderstoodmy topic for5 wholeminutesRealized I’vebeenresearchinginstead ofwriting for 3hoursWhy isthis takingso long?Read onesentenceout loud12 timesHad anexistentialcrisis mid-sentencePlease findattachedmy draft”(with fear)Opened thedocument,then closedit againUsed “furtherresearch isneeded” toend aparagraphI'll finishthischaptertodayMade anew versionof the samedocumentMade anew to-dolist insteadof writingHad a deepconversationwith my petaboutmethodologyI'll workon ittomorrowHigh oncaffeineSent apanickedemail to thesupervisorThis mustbe goodenough…right?Ranted to afriend whohas no ideawhat I’mtalking about

Thesis writing - 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. Got sidetracked fixing all headings
  2. Cited something I haven't read
  3. Overexplained something simple
  4. Realized I’ve been staring at the screen for 30 minutes
  5. Asked someone else to “just read this one part.”
  6. Got distracted while googling synonyms
  7. I need a nap
  8. Understood my topic for 5 whole minutes
  9. Realized I’ve been researching instead of writing for 3 hours
  10. Why is this taking so long?
  11. Read one sentence out loud 12 times
  12. Had an existential crisis mid-sentence
  13. Please find attached my draft” (with fear)
  14. Opened the document, then closed it again
  15. Used “further research is needed” to end a paragraph
  16. I'll finish this chapter today
  17. Made a new version of the same document
  18. Made a new to-do list instead of writing
  19. Had a deep conversation with my pet about methodology
  20. I'll work on it tomorrow
  21. High on caffeine
  22. Sent a panicked email to the supervisor
  23. This must be good enough… right?
  24. Ranted to a friend who has no idea what I’m talking about