Most men waste years playing losing moves. Complaining instead of acting. Arguing instead of building. Reacting instead of pausing. These are dominated strategies because they lose no matter what the world does. Remove losing moves and your life gets simpler fast, because progress is often subtraction, not motivation.
A lot of your anxiety is stimulus hunger wearing modern clothes. When you lack real progress and real connection, your brain will accept cheap stimulation like drama, outrage, and endless scrolling. Feed your nervous system with purpose and deep work, and your cravings reduce, because the brain stops begging for scraps.