I also use the timer function on the iphone to keep myself on track. I find it helps me in completing tasks – guess I don’t want the timer to beat me 
I try to estimate how long something should take and then set the countdown timer in 10 or 20 minute increments. This way I can monitor my progress and don’t feel I’m stuck doing something I might not like seemingly ” forever.”
And similar to Agnoset,
I use the “event” feature of the calendar app. I set it up for routines, even to check my calendar for the next day the night before. Since you can get it to repeat daily, weekly, etc. it’s really easy to use.
And here’s a timer you might not have thought of – the one on the dryer or washing machine.
I don’t mean you should use it to time things per se like a stove timer – but it helps me stay on track when I’m doing laundry. Since the average washing time for instance is 45 minutes, I know I can work on other tasks that fall into that time parameter during this period. I break larger projects/tasks into increments that fit in with doing a load of laundry. Also, since laundry is my achillies heel, I find this way I don’t fell completely doomed to this task either.
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