Adam is a pen name: the byline WakeYa uses for this blog. No real person stands behind it, and there are no credentials either, because we would have to invent them.
Who is behind it
WakeYa is an alarm clock app made by Inan Software OG, a small company in Vienna, Austria. The articles on this blog are written and published by WakeYa. We use one name so you always know whose voice you are reading, and we tell you it is a pen name, because anything else would be pretending.
Adam is not a doctor, a sleep scientist or a religious scholar, and never claims to be. There is no photo, because there is nobody to photograph.
How we write
- Every factual claim links to its source: the original study, a review or an official body wherever possible. If we cannot find a source for a claim, the claim does not go in.
- We say how strong the evidence is. One small study is not a consensus, and we tell you which is which.
- Articles are researched and drafted with the help of AI, then checked claim by claim against the sources. AI makes mistakes; the checking is the point.
- Pictures marked “AI-generated illustration” are exactly that. We never show generated people.
- WakeYa is our product. When an article mentions it, it says so, and it never claims the app does something the research does not support.
- On Fajr and prayer we quote the Qur’an and authenticated hadith with their references, and we do not issue rulings. For fiqh, ask a qualified scholar.
Corrections
If you find a mistake, write to [email protected]. We fix errors, and when a correction changes what an article says, we note it at the end of the article with the date.
5 articles
Sleep & waking up
Sleep inertia: why you feel groggy after waking, and what actually helps
That heavy fog after the alarm has a name. How long it lasts, what makes it worse, and which fixes the research really supports, snooze button included.
Fajr & prayer
How to wake up for Fajr: a plan from the Sunnah and sleep science
When to sleep, what to do when summer nights are too short, and the three steps from the Sunnah for the moment the alarm rings. Every hadith with its source.
Discipline & habits
How long does it take to form a habit? Not 21 days
The 21-day rule comes from a self-help book, not a study. The best-known study found a median of 66 days, and anything from 18 to 254. What that means for a new routine.
Morning routine
Morning sunlight: what it really does for your sleep, and what it doesn’t
Light is the strongest signal your body clock follows. What morning daylight actually changes, how much light experts recommend, and where popular advice goes too far.
Fitness & health
Morning or evening workout? What the research actually shows
There is no proven best time of day to train. What reviews of dozens of studies found, what evening exercise does to your sleep, and how to pick a time you will keep.