fuck printers.
Agreed :(
Notifications from Google calendar - if it's not there, I will forget.
Also, in terms of motivation - if I don't have a purpose and a goal (however small or insignificant it may be) - then I will be stuck and won't be able to do literally anything. So I always need something to work towards.
I just pass the time by. Sometimes working, sometimes internet.
I strongly believe that different games are like different subjects in school: it does not depend on gender, but rather how that person thinks and what types of tasks they enjoy.
That being said, I would highly recommend Stardew Valley. (Minecraft and Terraria are pretty great too, although, I don't know if I'd consider them 'cute').
What is the alternative? Or do you mean WhatsApp?
I use it to become the remote tech support person whenever my dad has trouble using his phone lol