Studying Tips

Introduction

Nutshell:
— Study any go-related stuff that you can get your hands on!
— ...but only if you find it enjoyable!

Next to playing as many games as you can, an important element of becoming stronger is to study. There are several possible areas of study and several possible sources. These sources are books, internet (problems & articles), games of other players, and your own games.

It boils down to the folowing 4 subjects which offer you the most avenues to learn new stuff and thus progress up the ranks of Go-playing legions of the world.

We also need to decide what kind of Tools we need to study Go.
And, as a bonus, I will say a few words about Go Teachers who may help you improve your skills.

Each of the above questions has a section devoted to it. In these sections I will try to discuss these questions, and answer them as best I can. I hope you will find it helpful.