Originally Posted by Pablito15
1. Coaching
2. Studying tactics/problems
3. Studying annotated (master) games
4. Opening Books
5. End Game
6. Studying pawn structure
7. Middle game books
8. Other?
8. Other.
Start giving a shit about the result.
Unfortunately for me, I like to enjoy the game more than I want to win it. So, apart from blunders, I tend to spend material on ill-prepared adventures.