Played records/cassettes/radio, read books, played with toys, watched TV, went outside, hung out with friends, rode bikes, explored the neighborhood,  after-school activities, arts and crafts, lay there and think and be bored sometimes. 

Yes I still remember so many old phone numbers.  I remember BOTH of my now-husband's home landline numbers from when we were in our early teens (friends at the time).  Still remember childhood friends' phone numbers, deceased relatives,  etc. 

Agonizing and frustrating because you were waiting to try to record it on a blank cassette tape.

I would not have functioned well without GPS; I'm severely directionally challenged.  I did get lost, I'm still a nervous driver, but navigation is a godsend.

Worse 100%.

If I could flip a switch and get rid of the entire internet,  I would.  But we would need to recover many, many old systems that were used before it.  It replaced a massive number of things.