Which Haunted Spreadsheet Tab Are You?

A productivity horror quiz about formulas, hidden columns, and the specific way your planning instincts become a ghost story.

A shared spreadsheet starts acting cursed. What is the first warning sign?

Q01

A shared spreadsheet starts acting cursed. What is the first warning sign?

The totals change after one tiny edit and everyone gets quiet.A blank column is being used for a decision nobody has named.A filter from 2021 is still active and changing what everyone sees.

How do you usually make a messy plan feel manageable?

Q02

How do you usually make a messy plan feel manageable?

A chaotic plan divides into a budget grid, hidden notes, and an antique summary machine.

Put numbers beside the idea so people can see the tradeoffs.Ask the obvious question that reveals three missing decisions.Find the old file, reverse-engineer it, and pretend this is normal.

Someone says, "Can we just make this quick?" What happens inside you?

Q03

Someone says, "Can we just make this quick?" What happens inside you?

You immediately wonder what the shortcut will cost later.You hear the scope expanding before anyone admits it.You remember the last time "quick" produced six file versions.

What does your spreadsheet ghost want people to understand?

Q04

What does your spreadsheet ghost want people to understand?

Resources are real, even when the idea is exciting.If everyone knows it, someone still has to write it down.The old system may be ugly, but it survived for reasons.

In the planning meeting, what spreadsheet sentence exposes you?

Q05

In the planning meeting, what spreadsheet sentence exposes you?

A glowing spreadsheet cell reveals coins, hidden notes, and antique pivot gears.

I just want to understand what this costs if it works.Who owns that decision after everyone leaves this call?Before we rebuild it, can I see the old version?

What note does the haunted tab leave in cell A1?

Q06

What note does the haunted tab leave in cell A1?

Optimism is not a line item.If everyone knows this, write it down anyway.Do not delete the ugly tab until you know what it feeds.

6 questions. No saved attempts. Just a fast answer, a ridiculous result, and the chance to send it to someone immediately.