'Read' each chord to get a feel for it, and then if I'm missing something in my repertoire I will try and find a chord that will express what I want to express with my music.
Otherwise, I'll dabble in that sea of chords when I'm bored; a bit like reading a dictionary occasionally :)
I assume that the beginners lessons on this site will give me the basic chord 'vocabulary' to make me 'literate'.
The accidental guitarist.