The 11 Stages of Revision We All Go Through

Revising is hard. Really hard. So hard, in fact, that procrastination is the mind’s natural method of self-preservation. Sort of.

Either way, we’re lucky that we have Twitter to act as a diary at every stage of the revising process. As proof that you’re not on your own, here’s the 11 stages of revision that everyone goes through–we’re praying for you!

1. Peer Pressure

people die hard revising already are making me so stressed
plz stop pic.twitter.com/eHZaeXmufs

— sally?? (@sallyxellen) March 19, 2017

Before you’ve even started thinking about revising, it seems everybody else has already started. You just want to live your life, so you start (desperately) thinking of other things you “need” to do.

2. Denial

Me: I should be doing homework and revising for upcoming exams.

Also me: pic.twitter.com/H3NxOVrQVe

— Laura 33 (@phenomdevitt) March 19, 2017

Deep down, you know it’s time to relearn everything you’ve forgotten over the past year, but, sure. Selfie session by the pool. They’re not going to take themselves, are they?

3. Realization

When you admit that, like Mattie, you should probs actually start revising.

Should probs actually start revising

— Mattie (@Maattieebrown_) March 29, 2017

So, you sit at your desk, with your laptop on. “I can do this!” you think. Your highlighters sit, neatly arranged by colour, waiting patiently to help you LEARN.

But then it hits you.

4. Crisis

Why am I incapable of just sitting and revising

— Riley (@Riley_Low) March 28, 2017

You suddenly start to panic, asking yourself, “Can I do this? Do I actually want to do this? What will happen to me if I fail this exam? Could I afford to fail this exam? What’s for dinner? What if it’s me that’s the problem? What if I’m incapable of revising properly?”

You think, “Maybe my friends are finding this hard, too.” So, you decide to go on Instagram (because why not: it’s not like you’ve got anything else to be doing).

But even there, it’s not safe.

5. Paranoia

Swear people purposely put them revising on their story to stress other people out

— grace?? (@gracemorrisxx) March 27, 2017

You start to compare yourself to everybody else that’s revising. We’re all in the same boat though, aren’t we? Aren’t we?!

6. The False Start

You finally sit down, and make a start.

So my lazy ass is finally revising

— south (@heavypolarize) March 20, 2017

But not really.

im saying i'm revising when really i had got7 blasting on my tv to procrastinate

— jennie (@elysiantuan) March 20, 2017

7. Progress

Before you know it, you’ve actually got somewhere with your revision. Finished that first chapter? Time to tweet about it, of course.

That feeling when u finish a topic when revising pic.twitter.com/1Cy9F5KYNt

— George Allison (@gjallison) March 19, 2017

8. Distraction

Sometimes, procrastination is like waking up after sleepwalking downstairs. You don’t even how you got here.

i was revising my paper how did i end up on twitter pic.twitter.com/cCxrlJv204

— ? (@kimberIies) March 30, 2017

my test is in 20min and instead of revising i'm on twitter

— ? (@fIintsilver) March 20, 2017

9. Acceptance

i need to finish revising-

— ? (@theatreclubs) March 30, 2017

You realize that the only way out of this is through…

10. Dedication

But… wait… before you know it…

Been revising since 9am x New woman xx

— Danica (@_danica8) March 30, 2017

IT’S REALLY HAPPENING!!!

IM REVISING GUYS

— issy (@deprivedylan) March 30, 2017

11. SUCCESS!

i survived my maths exam HELL YEAH
18 hours of revising paid off

— laura ?? 105 (@infinitedoddle) February 6, 2017

Distinctions in all of my exams ?? who knew revising worked

— Lauren Evans (@LaurenEvans29) June 9, 2014

Proud of my results, months of revising paid off ??

— Bryony Shepherd (@bryonyshepherdx) August 20, 2015

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