Turnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHas neverdonefieldworkHas livedin morethan 3countriesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHas neverdonefieldworkHas livedin morethan 3countriesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksTriedexplaining 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. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  2. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  3. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  4. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  5. Has been asked "when are you finishing your PhD ?" too many times
  6. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  7. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  8. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  9. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  10. Has never done fieldwork
  11. Has lived in more than 3 countries
  12. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  13. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  14. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  15. Forgot to include an important co-author in a paper or presentation
  16. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  17. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  18. If given the chance, would do the same PhD again
  19. Has changed research topics during their PhD career
  20. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  21. Had an awkward encounter with their academic idol
  22. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  23. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  24. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares