You ask whether it works before you ask whether it's exciting. That practical, evidence-first instinct means you tend to build things that hold up — load-tested in your head, grounded in what the numbers actually say, stripped of wishful thinking. You're not allergic to ideas; you're allergic to ideas that haven't met reality yet. People come to lean on you precisely because your yes is dependable: when you say something will work, it usually does, because you've already pressure-tested the parts. The honest trade-off is that pressure-testing takes time the moment doesn't always have, and not every good idea survives contact with the spreadsheet on the first pass.
You tend to test before you trust, weigh the evidence over the pitch, and build for the version that lasts.
How you show up
You ask whether it works before you ask whether it's exciting. Day to day that reads as an evidence-first, practical instinct: you load-test ideas in your head, lean on what the numbers actually say, and strip out the wishful thinking before you commit. You're not allergic to ideas — you're allergic to ideas that haven't met reality yet — and people notice that your "yes" is dependable because you've already pressure-tested the parts.
Strengths
Your edge is that you tend to build things that hold up. Pragmatism keeps you anchored to what's buildable, a data-driven lean keeps you honest about what the evidence supports, and an analytical streak lets you find the flaw before it becomes a failure. When you say something will work, it usually does — which makes you the person others lean on precisely when the stakes are real and guesswork is expensive.