Rewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesThisbelongs indiscussionnot resultsEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventRelevance...?Needs to linkback to yourresearchquestionVagueCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceNo!Evidence?Realized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedThat's abigstatementEpistemologicallyirrelevantRephraseYousound likea robotThatsoundsbadReceivedethicsapprovalTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresMakesnosenseCarefulnow!Metsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarElaborate!See mycommentaboveFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksNiceI assumethis iswork inprogressSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorGrammar!!Forgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseIt's veryunstructuredNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermI've saidthis a fewtimesalready,,,???Pretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingSoundsweirdTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskUnclearWhat areyou tryingto say???Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesThisbelongs indiscussionnot resultsEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventRelevance...?Needs to linkback to yourresearchquestionVagueCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceNo!Evidence?Realized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedThat's abigstatementEpistemologicallyirrelevantRephraseYousound likea robotThatsoundsbadReceivedethicsapprovalTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresMakesnosenseCarefulnow!Metsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarElaborate!See mycommentaboveFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksNiceI assumethis iswork inprogressSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorGrammar!!Forgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseIt's veryunstructuredNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermI've saidthis a fewtimesalready,,,???Pretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingSoundsweirdTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskUnclearWhat areyou tryingto say???Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopic

PhD - 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. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  2. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  3. This belongs in discussion not results
  4. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  5. Relevance...?
  6. Needs to link back to your research question
  7. Vague
  8. Celebrated when your data finally made sense
  9. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  10. No!
  11. Evidence?
  12. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  13. That's a big statement
  14. Epistemologically irrelevant
  15. Rephrase
  16. You sound like a robot
  17. That sounds bad
  18. Received ethics approval
  19. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  20. Makes no sense
  21. Careful now!
  22. Met someone interesting at a conference
  23. Looked forward to monthly PhD Seminar
  24. Elaborate!
  25. See my comment above
  26. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  27. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  28. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  29. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  30. Nice
  31. I assume this is work in progress
  32. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  33. Grammar!!
  34. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom
  35. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  36. It's very unstructured
  37. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  38. I've said this a few times already,,,
  39. ???
  40. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  41. Sounds weird
  42. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  43. Unclear
  44. What are you trying to say???
  45. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic