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A few incurable critics will disregard the no criticism rule and will belittle what others suggest. At first such a transgressor should be gently warned; but if they persist, they should be firmly stopped. In one of our sessions, when one participant kept on criticizing, the leader blasted him with: “If I were less vulgar, I might say, “We don’t want your opinions at this time.” What I do say is, “Think up or shut up!

Osborn’s comments on the first rule “Defer Judgement” (from Your Creative Power)