Said ‘I justneed topowerthroughAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistSaid “I’lltake areal breaksoon”SecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whyAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInForgotwhat dayit wasHad morethan 10tabs openSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tWrote anemail butneversent itFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”WorkedthroughlunchUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreSaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistSaid “I’lltake areal breaksoon”SecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whyAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInForgotwhat dayit wasHad morethan 10tabs openSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tWrote anemail butneversent itFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”WorkedthroughlunchUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreSaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallife

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