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As far as anchoring, both of my teachers had me basically anchor my palm on the bridge. This keeps your hand in a stationary position, so it’s easier to know where each string is every time. I tried to learn the pinky anchoring method, and it just didn’t work for me. I see a lot of folks using that method. One advantage I find with the palm on the bridge is, if I’m only playing say the low E, A, D strings, I can use my palm to mute the G, B, and E strings so they don’t ring out while picking. I’m sure you know this, but if you pluck one string, the other 5 will also ring out due to vibration. This can make the strings you are actually playing be less clear since the other strings are also ringing out. By muting those, you get much clearer tone. I’m struggling with muting the low E, A, D while playing the high G, B, E strings. Not as proficient there.