How do YOU study chess?

I picked out my favorite players and just studied their games.  Before that I played various play styles to find what I prefer.  Then I picked a few GMs whose play style I could benefit from and just study their games and I read some of IM Jeremy Silman's books to help reinforce my playing ability.  The 3 main players I study are of course Fischer, Alekhine, and Botvinnik.  I study Fischer for his aggresiveness.  Alekhine for his slick defensive play.  Botvinnik for his "system".  So far it's worked for me atleast for the recreational play I do.

Since I'm in the army I'm not around alot to be able to do tournaments.  So I just embarress officers who think they are awesome :D.  My dad encouraged me when I was young to study Fischer.  He always told me that I should learn from the very best. So thats how I put together my training, in short.

I also listen to music that inspires my creativity.  Tool gets my creativity flowing, I think it's how intricite the vocals and the instruments work together that allows me to "let go" and be in the moment.

I also use the chessmaster program since it has a huge database of GM games on it.  That allows me to go through and study/analyze their games.  Not just the games they won but the ones they lose too.

I also teach a little bit to the soldiers that I am deployed with.  I saw on a post on here where a teacher said that doing that has aided in his improvment.  It has for me.  Being able to play a game with someone then study the game with them even if they aren't up to the level you are.  Explaining the position and what the aim is for both sides and so on.  I find it to be very useful.

My latest entry, posted in the past hour, discusses the research element in correspondence chess. It presents a game played from early 1997 to late 1998 in which I applied successfully ideas derived from one specific game in Chess Informant that I spent many hours studying.