SecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistForgotwhat dayit wasUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whyOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Said “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Had morethan 10tabs openWorkedthroughlunchPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterWrote anemail butneversent itCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseSaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistForgotwhat dayit wasUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whyOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Said “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Had morethan 10tabs openWorkedthroughlunchPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterWrote anemail butneversent itCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseSaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it off

Burnout 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. Secretly wishes SCOUT would be down for maintenance
  2. Accidentally became the group therapist
  3. Forgot what day it was
  4. Used a weekend to ‘catch up’ on work
  5. Felt productive just for making a to-do list
  6. Said ‘I just need to power through
  7. Responded to a message in your head but not in real life
  8. Opened a spreadsheet and immediately forgot why
  9. Opened your laptop before your morning coffee
  10. Took a deep breath before opening your inbox
  11. Thought about adding “professional multitasker” to your LinkedIn
  12. Used “busy” as your default answer to “How are you?”
  13. Said “I’ll take a real break soon”
  14. Had more than 10 tabs open
  15. Worked through lunch
  16. Promised yourself you’d go to bed early — didn’t
  17. Used a virtual background to hide the laundry pile
  18. Said “I’m fine” when you clearly weren’t
  19. Said “No worries if not!” when you were absolutely worried if not
  20. Had 3+ tabs open with the same document
  21. Wrote “per my last email” (or wanted to)more
  22. Celebrated a meeting being canceled
  23. Opened Teams to check your calendar and forgot what you were checking
  24. Heard “You’re on mute” directed at you
  25. Drank coffee instead of water
  26. Wrote an email but never sent it
  27. Celebrated an email bounce-back as a sign from the universe
  28. Said ‘After this week it’ll calm down
  29. Added something to your to-do list just to cross it off