Rigid hours for work, school, sleep, and recreation don't seem to be conducive to human freedom, health, or sanity.

However, I still get frustrated whenever I go to a business that is closed during its posted operating hours, or that doesn't even bother to post such hours.

Even the Benedictine monks, the apparent villains of this article, presumably adapted their hours dynamically based on sunrise, noon, and sunset.

Perhaps the challenge is how to manage dynamic timekeeping across time zones.