Neil Pasricha (born September 17, 1979) is an author and speaker characterized by his advocacy of positivity and simple pleasures. He is best known for his book, The Book of Awesome, which is a New York Times best seller and been a best seller from 2010 to 2014. He is also an established speaker and his TEDx talk, The 3 A's of Awesome, is ranked as the "9th Most Inspiring" TED talk with over 2 million views to date.The book and TED talk are based on Pasricha's popular blog, 1000 Awesome Things.