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'''1000 Awesome Things''' is a [[blog]] written by [[Neil Pasricha]], who posts one thing in life he considers awesome each weekday. The site was launched on June 20, 2008 and counted down until #1 was posted on April 19, 2012.
'''1000 Awesome Things''' is a regularly updated, [[Webby Award]] winning [[blog]] written by [[Neil Pasricha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com/about/ |title=About |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> who posts one awesome thing in life each weekday. The site was launched on June 20, 2008 with #1000 [[Broccoflower]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com/2008/06/20/1000-broccoflower/ |title=#1000 Broccoflower |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> and is counting down until it hits #1. The topics covered on the blog are varied, and range from #981, Wearing underwear just out of the dryer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com/2008/07/17/981-wearing-underwear-just-out-of-the-dryer/ |title=#981 Wearing underwear just out of the dryer |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> to #858, The other side of the pillow,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com/2009/01/06/858-the-other-side-of-the-pillow/ |title=#858 The other side of the pillow |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> and #773, watching your odometer click over a major milestone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com/2009/05/05/773-watching-your-odometer-click-over-a-major-milestone/ |title=#773 Watching your odometer click over a major milestone |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> An awesome thing is posted every weekday and #1 was posted on April 19, 2012. The website has a live stats counter on it and has approximately 48 million hits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com |title=A time-ticking countdown of 1000 awesome things by Neil Pasricha |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The author says that at the time of starting the site "if you flipped open the [[newspaper]] it was filled with the same stuff every day. The [[polar ice cap]]s were melting, there were [[Piracy|pirates]] storming the seas, the [[economy]] was on the verge of collapse, and there were wars going on all over the world." As a result, he created a website discussing "popping bubble wrap, or snow days, or the smell of a bakery."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maximumfun.org/2009/10/11/neil-pasricha-creator-1000-awesome-things |title=Neil Pasricha: Creator of 1000 Awesome Things |publisher=Maximum Fun |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> In later interviews, and through a revealing series on his blog, the author shared that his personal divorce and a friend's suicide prompted him to continue looking for positive things in life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com/2010/02/17/567-getting-to-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/ |title=#567 Getting to the light at the end of the tunnel |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |date=2010-02-17 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>
The author said that at the time of starting the site "if you flipped open the [[newspaper]] it was filled with the same stuff every day. The [[polar ice cap]]s were melting, there were [[Piracy|pirates]] storming the seas, the [[economy]] was on the verge of collapse, and there were wars going on all over the world." As a result, he created a website discussing "popping bubble wrap, or snow days, or the smell of a bakery."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maximumfun.org/2009/10/11/neil-pasricha-creator-1000-awesome-things |title=Neil Pasricha: Creator of 1000 Awesome Things |date=11 October 2009 |publisher=Maximum Fun |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> In later interviews, and through a series on his blog, Pasricha shared that his divorce and a friend's suicide prompted him to continue looking for positive things in life.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Volmers |first=Eric |date=2019-11-29 |title=Neil Pasricha's new book shows how wrestling with failure can make you 'awesome' |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/books/neil-pasrichas-new-book-shows-how-wrestling-with-failure-can-make-you-awesome}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-03-18 |title=Does author Neil Pasricha know the secret to happiness? |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/does-author-neil-pasricha-know-the-secret-to-happiness/article29288519/ |access-date=2024-01-02}}</ref>

==TED Talk==
The author gave a TED Talk at TEDxToronto in 2010 which he further describes the origins of 1000 Awesome Things and The Book of Awesome and discusses key messages from the book.<ref>{{cite web|author =TEDxToronto 2010 |url=http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome.html |title=Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome &#124; Video on |publisher=Ted.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>

==Popular posts==
Based on the number of comments on the posts, the top five most
popular pages are:
*Ordering off the menu at fast food restaurants
*Old, dangerous playground equipment
*Smiling and thinking of good friends who are gone
*Mastering the art of the all-you-can-eat buffet
*Old, classic board games


==Books==
==Books==
[[Image:The Book of Awesome.jpg|thumb|right|alt=The Book of Awesome cover.|''The Book of Awesome'' cover.]]
[[Image:The Book of Awesome.jpg|thumb|right|alt=The Book of Awesome cover.|''The Book of Awesome'' cover.]]
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In 2009, Neil Pasricha was approached by literary agents after winning the Webby Award and signed with Erin Malone from WME, who has also represented blog-to-books ''[[Stuff White People Like]]'' and ''[[Texts From Last Night]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Harris, Misty |date=2009-05-06 |title=1000AwesomeThings blogger snags Webby |work=Vancouver Sun |agency=Canwest News Service |url=https://vancouversun.com/News/1000AwesomeThings+blogger+snags+Webby/1569785/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706013635/http://www.vancouversun.com/News/1000AwesomeThings+blogger+snags+Webby/1569785/story.html |archive-date=2009-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Neyfakh |first=Leon |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/stuff-white-people-book-sold-random-house-least-350-000 |title='Stuff White People Like' Book Sold to Random House For At Least $350,000 (UPDATED) &#124; The New York Observer |publisher=Observer.com |date=2008-03-20 |access-date=2014-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109063511/http://www.observer.com/2008/stuff-white-people-book-sold-random-house-least-350-000 |archive-date=2012-01-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Neyfakh |first=Leon |url=http://www.observer.com/2009/media/book-based-texts-last-night-blog-sold-gotham |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628071019/http://www.observer.com/2009/media/book-based-texts-last-night-blog-sold-gotham |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-06-28 |title=Book Based on 'Texts From Last Night' Blog Sold to Gotham &#124; The New York Observer |publisher=Observer.com |date=2009-06-26 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> ''The Book of Awesome'' was published as a 400-page hardcover the United States and Canada in April, 2010 from AEB/Putnam, a division of [[Penguin Books|Penguin Publishing]]. The book became a bestseller in its first week and a New York Times bestseller.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor |first=Ihsan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-05-22/paperback-advice/list.html |title=Best Sellers - The New York Times |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> The book has been translated and is available in Dutch, Korean, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, and French.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/bestsellers/#1345990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501124900/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/bestsellers/#1345990|archive-date=2010-05-01|title=Bestsellers List - the Globe and Mail|website=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref>
'''''The Book of Awesome (2010)'''''
<br />In 2009, Neil Pasricha was approached by literary agents after winning the Webby Award<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/News/1000AwesomeThings+blogger+snags+Webby/1569785/story.html |title=1000AwesomeThings blogger snags Webby |work=Vancouver Sun |date=2009-05-06 |agency=Canwest News Service |accessdate=2014-03-06 |author=Harris, Misty |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706013635/http://www.vancouversun.com/News/1000AwesomeThings+blogger+snags+Webby/1569785/story.html |archivedate=2009-07-06 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> and signed with Erin Malone from WME who also represents
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blog-to-books ''[[Stuff White People Like]]'' and ''[[Texts From Last Night]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Neyfakh |first=Leon |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/stuff-white-people-book-sold-random-house-least-350-000 |title=‘Stuff White People Like’ Book Sold to Random House For At Least $350,000 (UPDATED) &#124; The New York Observer |publisher=Observer.com |date=2008-03-20 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Neyfakh |first=Leon |url=http://www.observer.com/2009/media/book-based-texts-last-night-blog-sold-gotham |title=Book Based on ‘Texts From Last Night’ Blog Sold to Gotham &#124; The New York Observer |publisher=Observer.com |date=2009-06-26 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> It was published as a 400-page hardcover the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] in April, 2010 from AEB/Putnam, a division of [[Penguin Books|Penguin Publishing]]. The book became a bestseller in its first week and a New York Times bestseller.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor |first=Ihsan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-05-22/paperback-advice/list.html |title=Best Sellers - The New York Times |publisher=Nytimes.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> The book has been translated and is available in Dutch, Korean, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, and French.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100501124900/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/bestsellers/#1345990#1345990]</ref>


In Canada, ''The Book of Awesome'' was recognized as a Heather's Pick. It has been a bestseller on ''The Globe and Mail'' bestseller list for over 130 weeks and was the #1 ''Globe and Mail'' non-fiction book of the year for 2010 and 2011 and the #3 non-fiction book for 2012. It has been a #1 bestseller in many international markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amzn.com/0425238903 |title=The Book of Awesome: Neil Pasricha: 9780425238905: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amzn.com |date=2011-03-01 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com/book/ |title=Book |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>
In Canada, ''The Book of Awesome'' was recognized as a Heather's Pick. It has been a bestseller on ''The Globe and Mail'' bestseller list for over 130 weeks and was the #1 ''Globe and Mail'' non-fiction book of the year for 2010 and 2011 and the #3 non-fiction book for 2012. It has been a #1 bestseller in many international markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1000awesomethings.com/book/ |title=Book |date=10 June 2009 |publisher=1000 Awesome Things |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>


'''''The Book of (Even More) Awesome (2011)'''''
Pasricha has also contributed to ''The Book of (Even More) Awesome'' and ''The Book of (Holiday) Awesome,'' both published in 2011.<ref name=":0" />
<br />''The Book of Even More Awesome'' was released on April 28, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amzn.com/0399157506 |title=The Book of Even More Awesome: Neil Pasricha: 9780399157509: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amzn.com |date=2011-04-28 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> It is a national bestseller.

'''''The Book of (Holiday) Awesome (2011)'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Holiday-Awesome-Successfully/dp/0399158596 |title=The Book of (Holiday) Awesome: When the Christmas Lights All Work, Successfully Regifting a Present, Drinking with Grandma: Neil Pasricha: 9780399158599: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>

'''''The 2012 Page-A-Day Calendar of Awesome (2011)'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Calendar-Awesome-2012-Daily/dp/0811879046/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359235299&sr=1-1&keywords=calendar+of+awesome+2012 |title=The Calendar of Awesome 2012 Daily Calendar: Neil Pasricha, Monsieur Cabinet: 9780811879040: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2014-02-12 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>

'''''The App of Awesome (2012)'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/app-of-awesome/id423285015?mt=8 |title=App of AWESOME - 1000 Awesome Things on the App Store on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2013-11-20 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>

'''''The Journal of Awesome (2012)'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Journal-Awesome-Neil-Pasricha/dp/1452108447 |title=Journal of Awesome: Neil Pasricha: 9781452108445: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2012-08-08 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>

'''''The 2013 Page-A-Day Calendar of Awesome (2012)'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/2013-Daily-Calendar-The-Awesome/dp/1452108617/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359235239&sr=8-1&keywords=calendar+of+awesome+2013 |title=2013 Daily Calendar: The Calendar of Awesome: Neil Pasricha, Monsieur Cabinet: 9781452108612: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2012-07-25 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>


==Movie==
==Movie==
In a 2012 newspaper interview the author said The Book of Awesome has been optioned for a movie but did not discuss details.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/1305272--where-are-they-now-1000-awesome-things-author-neil-pasricha-talks-about-life-after-his-popular-blog |title=Where are they now? 1000 awesome things author Neil Pasricha talks about life after his popular blog &#124; Toronto Star |publisher=Thestar.com |date=2012-12-21 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>
In a 2012 newspaper interview the author said ''The Book of Awesome'' has been optioned for a movie but did not discuss details.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/1305272--where-are-they-now-1000-awesome-things-author-neil-pasricha-talks-about-life-after-his-popular-blog |title=Where are they now? 1000 awesome things author Neil Pasricha talks about life after his popular blog &#124; Toronto Star |work=Thestar.com |date=2012-12-21 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>


==Media coverage==
==Media coverage==
The Book of Awesome and 1000 Awesome Things have been covered by magazines, newspapers, and broadcasters such as [[The Today Show]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/42826579/site/todayshow/ns/today-books/t/pasricha-awesome-things-make-my-life-better/#.UQRMGegZwuw |title=Pasricha: 'Awesome things make my life better' - today > books - booksmiscellaneous |publisher=TODAY.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> [[BBC]], [[CNN]],<ref>{{cite web|first1 = Tas |last1=Anjarwalla |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/08/02/8.sites.brighten.day/ |title=8 feel-good websites to brighten your day |publisher=CNN |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723191734/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/08/02/8.sites.brighten.day/ |archive-date=2017-07-23 |dead-url=no}}</ref> [[The Guardian]],<ref>{{cite web|author =Johnny Dee |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/nov/07/internet-reviews-the-guide |title=This week's internet reviews &#124; Technology |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> Reader's Digest,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110110050735/http://www.rd.com/clean-jokes-and-laughs/10-wonders-of-the-everyday-world/article176290.html?]</ref> Entertainment Weekly, Wired's GeekDad blog,<ref>{{cite web|last=Little |first=Brian |url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/07/a-tribute-to-pl/ |title=A Tribute to Playground Equipment Past &#124; GeekDad |publisher=Wired.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> The New Yorker,<ref>{{cite web|last=Foley |first=Deirdre |url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2010/03/the-gospel-of-awesome-excellent.html |title=The Gospel of Awesome. Excellent. |publisher=The New Yorker |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> Slate,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rubin |first=Gretchen |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/happinessproject/archive/2009/11/23/a-little-known-occupational-hazard-affecting-writers.aspx |title=A Little-Known Occupational Hazard Affecting Writers |publisher=Slate.com |date=2009-11-23 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> TEDxToronto on YouTube,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150211123203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajKMkIXN1eg] </ref> and The Globe and Mail.
''The Book of Awesome'' and 1000 Awesome Things have been covered by magazines, newspapers, and broadcasters such as ''[[Today (American TV program)|The Today Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/42826579/site/todayshow/ns/today-books/t/pasricha-awesome-things-make-my-life-better/#.UQRMGegZwuw |title=Pasricha: 'Awesome things make my life better' - today > books - booksmiscellaneous |date=29 April 2011 |publisher=TODAY.com |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> [[BBC]], [[CNN]],<ref>{{cite web|first1 = Tas |last1=Anjarwalla |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/08/02/8.sites.brighten.day/ |title=8 feel-good websites to brighten your day |publisher=CNN |access-date=2014-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723191734/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/08/02/8.sites.brighten.day/ |archive-date=2017-07-23 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author =Johnny Dee |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/nov/07/internet-reviews-the-guide |title=This week's internet reviews &#124; Technology |work=The Guardian |date=7 November 2009 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> ''Reader's Digest'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rd.com/clean-jokes-and-laughs/10-wonders-of-the-everyday-world/article176290.html |title=10 Wonders of the Everyday World &#124; Funny Stuff &#124; Reader's Digest |access-date=2011-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110050735/http://www.rd.com/clean-jokes-and-laughs/10-wonders-of-the-everyday-world/article176290.html |archive-date=2011-01-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''<nowiki/>'s GeekDad blog,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Little |first=Brian |url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/07/a-tribute-to-pl/ |title=A Tribute to Playground Equipment Past &#124; GeekDad |magazine=Wired |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> ''[[The New Yorker]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Foley |first=Deirdre |url=https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2010/03/the-gospel-of-awesome-excellent.html |title=The Gospel of Awesome. Excellent. |magazine=The New Yorker |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> Slate,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rubin |first=Gretchen |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/happinessproject/archive/2009/11/23/a-little-known-occupational-hazard-affecting-writers.aspx |title=A Little-Known Occupational Hazard Affecting Writers |publisher=Slate.com |date=2009-11-23 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> TEDxToronto on YouTube,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150211123203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajKMkIXN1eg TEDxToronto - Neil Pasricha "The 3 A's of Awesome" - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and The Globe and Mail.


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 2010 [[Webby Awards]] for Best Blog - People's Voice Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=14#webby_entry_blog_-_cultural |title=2010 &#124; The Webby Awards Gallery + Archive |publisher=Webbyawards.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>
* 2010 [[Webby Awards]] for Best Blog - People's Voice Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=14#webby_entry_blog_-_cultural |title=2010 &#124; The Webby Awards Gallery + Archive |publisher=Webbyawards.com |access-date=2014-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421181147/http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=14#webby_entry_blog_-_cultural |archive-date=2010-04-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2009 [[Webby Awards]] for Best Blog - Culture / Personal.<ref name="webbyawards.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=13#webby_entry_blog_culture |title=2009 &#124; The Webby Awards Gallery + Archive |publisher=Webbyawards.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>
* 2009 [[Webby Awards]] for Best Blog - Culture / Personal.<ref name="webbyawards.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=13#webby_entry_blog_culture |title=2009 &#124; The Webby Awards Gallery + Archive |publisher=Webbyawards.com |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>
* 2009 [[Webby Awards]] for Best Blog - People's Voice Award.<ref name="webbyawards.com"/>
* 2009 [[Webby Awards]] for Best Blog - People's Voice Award.<ref name="webbyawards.com"/>
* listed in [[PC Magazine]]'s Top 50 Blogs of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Griffith |first=Eric |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372438,00.asp |title=Our Favorite Blogs: 2010 |publisher=PCMag.com |date=2010-11-11 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>
* listed in [[PC Magazine]]'s Top 50 Blogs of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Griffith |first=Eric |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372438,00.asp |title=Our Favorite Blogs: 2010 |publisher=PCMag.com |date=2010-11-11 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>
* listed in [[PC Magazine]]'s Top 100 Websites of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Monson |first=Kyle |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350564,00.asp |title=Undiscovered: Fun - The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 - The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 |publisher=PCMag.com |date=2009-07-27 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>
* listed in [[PC Magazine]]'s Top 100 Websites of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Monson |first=Kyle |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350564,00.asp |title=Undiscovered: Fun - The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 - The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 |publisher=PCMag.com |date=2009-07-27 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>
* listed in [[PC Magazine]]'s Top 50 Blogs of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Heater |first=Brian |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356002,00.asp |title=Our Favorite Blogs 2009 |publisher=PCMag.com |date=2009-11-23 |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>
* listed in [[PC Magazine]]'s Top 50 Blogs of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Heater |first=Brian |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356002,00.asp |title=Our Favorite Blogs 2009 |publisher=PCMag.com |date=2009-11-23 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>
2014 Scott and Kristin Powers won the "Awesome Award" for being awesome. Sandy Mcdermott was a close second.
Julian Scott Valentin won the 2014 Junior Awesome Awards for being equally as awesome.

==See also==
==See also==
* [[Texts from Last Night]]
* [[Texts from Last Night]]

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1000 Awesome Things
Type of site
Blog (user-generated)
Available inEnglish
Created byNeil Pasricha
URL1000awesomethings.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationNo
LaunchedJune 20, 2008
Current statusActive

1000 Awesome Things is a blog written by Neil Pasricha, who posts one thing in life he considers awesome each weekday. The site was launched on June 20, 2008 and counted down until #1 was posted on April 19, 2012.

History

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The author said that at the time of starting the site "if you flipped open the newspaper it was filled with the same stuff every day. The polar ice caps were melting, there were pirates storming the seas, the economy was on the verge of collapse, and there were wars going on all over the world." As a result, he created a website discussing "popping bubble wrap, or snow days, or the smell of a bakery."[1] In later interviews, and through a series on his blog, Pasricha shared that his divorce and a friend's suicide prompted him to continue looking for positive things in life.[2][3]

Books

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The Book of Awesome cover.
The Book of Awesome cover.

In 2009, Neil Pasricha was approached by literary agents after winning the Webby Award and signed with Erin Malone from WME, who has also represented blog-to-books Stuff White People Like and Texts From Last Night.[4][5][6] The Book of Awesome was published as a 400-page hardcover the United States and Canada in April, 2010 from AEB/Putnam, a division of Penguin Publishing. The book became a bestseller in its first week and a New York Times bestseller.[7] The book has been translated and is available in Dutch, Korean, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, and French.[8]

In Canada, The Book of Awesome was recognized as a Heather's Pick. It has been a bestseller on The Globe and Mail bestseller list for over 130 weeks and was the #1 Globe and Mail non-fiction book of the year for 2010 and 2011 and the #3 non-fiction book for 2012. It has been a #1 bestseller in many international markets.[9]

Pasricha has also contributed to The Book of (Even More) Awesome and The Book of (Holiday) Awesome, both published in 2011.[3]

Movie

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In a 2012 newspaper interview the author said The Book of Awesome has been optioned for a movie but did not discuss details.[10]

Media coverage

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The Book of Awesome and 1000 Awesome Things have been covered by magazines, newspapers, and broadcasters such as The Today Show,[11] BBC, CNN,[12] The Guardian,[13] Reader's Digest,[14] Entertainment Weekly, Wired's GeekDad blog,[15] The New Yorker,[16] Slate,[17] TEDxToronto on YouTube,[18] and The Globe and Mail.

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Neil Pasricha: Creator of 1000 Awesome Things". Maximum Fun. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. ^ Volmers, Eric (2019-11-29). "Neil Pasricha's new book shows how wrestling with failure can make you 'awesome'".
  3. ^ a b "Does author Neil Pasricha know the secret to happiness?". The Globe and Mail. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  4. ^ Harris, Misty (2009-05-06). "1000AwesomeThings blogger snags Webby". Vancouver Sun. Canwest News Service. Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  5. ^ Neyfakh, Leon (2008-03-20). "'Stuff White People Like' Book Sold to Random House For At Least $350,000 (UPDATED) | The New York Observer". Observer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  6. ^ Neyfakh, Leon (2009-06-26). "Book Based on 'Texts From Last Night' Blog Sold to Gotham | The New York Observer". Observer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  7. ^ Taylor, Ihsan. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  8. ^ "Bestsellers List - the Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01.
  9. ^ "Book". 1000 Awesome Things. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  10. ^ "Where are they now? 1000 awesome things author Neil Pasricha talks about life after his popular blog | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  11. ^ "Pasricha: 'Awesome things make my life better' - today > books - booksmiscellaneous". TODAY.com. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  12. ^ Anjarwalla, Tas. "8 feel-good websites to brighten your day". CNN. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  13. ^ Johnny Dee (7 November 2009). "This week's internet reviews | Technology". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  14. ^ "10 Wonders of the Everyday World | Funny Stuff | Reader's Digest". Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  15. ^ Little, Brian. "A Tribute to Playground Equipment Past | GeekDad". Wired. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  16. ^ Foley, Deirdre (19 March 2010). "The Gospel of Awesome. Excellent". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  17. ^ Rubin, Gretchen (2009-11-23). "A Little-Known Occupational Hazard Affecting Writers". Slate.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  18. ^ TEDxToronto - Neil Pasricha "The 3 A's of Awesome" - YouTube
  19. ^ "2010 | The Webby Awards Gallery + Archive". Webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  20. ^ a b "2009 | The Webby Awards Gallery + Archive". Webbyawards.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  21. ^ Griffith, Eric (2010-11-11). "Our Favorite Blogs: 2010". PCMag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  22. ^ Monson, Kyle (2009-07-27). "Undiscovered: Fun - The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 - The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009". PCMag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  23. ^ Heater, Brian (2009-11-23). "Our Favorite Blogs 2009". PCMag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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