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A lot of men are acting out of fear and running on old patterns. Externally, they're successful, yet they don't feel content, present, or completely fulfilled in life. Firstly, I think it's important to acknowledge that this is a normal thing to experience as a man. We live in a society that loves to push its ideals of progress onto us constantly. Once you've experienced this advertised "success," it's only then that we realise the external validation is never going to fulfil us long term. Despite the external success, many men have a distinct lack of presence in their lives, curiosity for themselves, and vitality as they age. Life feels heavy & hard despite the progress they've made externally. They did what they were meant to do, but internally, something doesn't feel right. The question becomes, will you choose to ignore what you're feeling long-term? A better life doesn't mean much if you don't know how to be there for it (mentally and emotionally). If you want to truly unwind your tension, don't do anything. Simply watch every thought, emotion, sensation, and urge arise in your awareness. Sit with it. Don't distract yourself with work, alcohol, social media, or any number of things we habitually let rule our lives. The answers will begin to reveal themselves. "All of man's troubles arise because he can not sit in a room quietly by himself. If you could just sit for thirty minutes and be happy, you are successful. That is a very powerful place to be, but very few of us get there." - Naval.