About Justin O’Neil

I’m a curious overthinker—which is basically a fancy way of saying I can turn a simple thought into a full-blown investigation, debate, and identity crisis… all before lunch. And honestly? I kind of love it.

 

I’ve always chased the why behind everything. Not just how things work, but why they break. Why people say one thing but mean another. Why we react, shut down, spiral, connect, avoid, or care. That kind of curiosity is what pulled me into technical support—where every issue is a puzzle—and into photography and storytelling, where I can explore emotion and perspective through a different lens (sometimes literally).

 

But somewhere along the way, I realized the most complicated system I’d ever try to troubleshoot wasn’t a network—it was myself. The older I get, the more I’ve learned that emotional intelligence is the real skillset. Understanding yourself, navigating self-doubt, actually connecting with people instead of just performing for them? That’s the hard stuff. That’s the real work.

 

So that’s what this space is: a place where I think out loud. Where I untangle ideas, explore what it means to grow, and try to put language around the stuff most of us quietly wrestle with. If you’ve ever felt stuck in your own head, overanalyzed a moment to death, or asked “is it just me?”—you’re in the right place.

 

Welcome to the chaos. Let’s overthink it together.