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Self-care is often labelled a feminine issue. In reality, all sorts of people concern themselves with self-care. But the marketing experts know who can be guilt-tripped into somehow thinking that they are doing both not enough and too much

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Self-care allows us to be the very best version of ourselves, which in turn allows us to properly care for those around us.

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Self-care allows us to be the very best versions of ourselves, which in turn allows us to properly care for those around us

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E.g. "They care so little about self care to the point where..."; "Self care is fundamental/pivotal to..."

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State a clear reason for why you disagree with the viewpoint

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Consider characteristics of Singapore/Singaporeans, local trends, values, beliefs

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Consider characteristics of Singapore/Singaporeans, local trends, values, beliefs

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When we put our needs first, it often has a positive effect on the things that really matter to us – our health, our relationships, our resilience and our work.

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In taking care of ourselves and knowing ourselves, we reduce the risk of harming others because we become more aware of our boundaries, means and potential.

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(Self-care) is still compatible with intense self-absorption

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While stressing how hard they work, people also want to stress how hard they work to take care of themselves

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While stressing how hard they work, people also want to stress how hard they work to take care of themselves

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Consider characteristics of Singapore/Singaporeans, local trends, values, beliefs

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State a clear reason for why you disagree with the viewpoint

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E.g. "Given that..., it is unlikely that Singaporeans would..."

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"The writer assumes that..."

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Hasty generalisation; appeal to emotions; cherry picking; slippery slope

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Consider characteristics of Singapore/Singaporeans, local trends, values, beliefs

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"The writer assumes that..."

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While it would appear that self-care is only about prioritising an individual's needs, in actuality it can branch out to benefitting others.

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Self-care is often labelled a feminine issue. In reality, all sorts of people concern themselves with self-care. But the marketing experts know who can be guilt-tripped into somehow thinking that they are doing both not enough and too much

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When we put our needs first, it often has a positive effect on the things that really matter to us – our health, our relationships, our resilience and our work.

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E.g. "While it would appear that..., in actuality..."

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E.g. "While this may be true in the short term, in the long run..."

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In taking care of ourselves and knowing ourselves, we reduce the risk of harming others because we become more aware of our boundaries, means and potential.

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Self-care allows us to be the very best version of ourselves, which in turn allows us to properly care for those around us.

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"The writer assumes that..."

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I disagree with the statement as the argument has made an assumption that the way we take care of ourselves is similar to the ways to take care of others. In reality, this is not reliable as   people have different needs, lifestyles and self-care habits. This is especially prevalent in Singapore where our various ethnic-religious groups have a varying idea and concept of self-care and improvement in oneself. People of different religions may have different practices of self-care such as meditation in Buddhism and prayers in Christianity and Islamism. Hence our way of self-care may not be that of others.

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Hasty generalisation; appeal to emotions; cherry picking; slippery slope

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While this may be true in the short term, if we keep putting our needs first, we may become narcissistic and self-centred in the long run. This is likely to happen in Singapore because of the competitive nature of Singaporeans that pushes them to protect their own welfare and no longer care for others. This will bring negative effects to the society due to a lack of social cohesion.

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Self-care is a marketing gimmick, and thus a favoured object of critique.

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E.g. "Given that..., it is unlikely that Singaporeans would..."

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Given that Singaporeans are rather self-centred, it is unlikely that they, even when engaging in self-care, will go beyond to care for those around them.
Most Singaporeans, 62 per cent, blamed a hectic and high-stress lifestyle for the lack of graciousness.

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(Self-care) is still compatible with intense self-absorption

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E.g. "They care so little about self care to the point where..."; "Self care is fundamental/pivotal to..."

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Agree (Contextual): The popular perception that self-care is a feminine issue is often derived from the myriad of marketing defining self-care as using feminine products (face masks, skincare) --> tied to traditional gender roles (perception that men do not need to take care of themselves)

Example: NIVEA advertises their skincare products mostly to women (primarily women models)

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The writer assumes that self-care is universal. However, self care is not the first thing that everybody would prioritise. The nature of Singapore advocates for the importance of our studies and rarely mentions the vitality of self-care. Due to the constant emphasis on succes, many people in Singapore would concern themselves with the achievements attained rather than their well-being.

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the general portrayal of self care driven by media and current trends may be too exaggerated. While it appears that self care require one to be completely obsessed with focusing on themselves however, in reality the extent of self care need not be so in-depth? it gives a false sense that self care is hard to achieve due to how much effort that needs to be put into it.

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McClay states that the superficiality of self-care as a passing trend as it indicates severe “self-absorption”. Given the growing middle class of Singapore, many average Singaporeans seem to associate themselves with the concept of ‘not having enough money’ to afford expensive items, despite being aware of these products in society. Moreover, with our ‘Kiasu culture’, which speaks of Singaporeans’ fears of missing out on things that are perceived to be better, Singaporeans tend to save more and choose cheaper alternatives. Therefore, this shows that Singaporeans are able to rely on simpler and much cheaper means to find meaningful ways to treat themselves, which as a whole, requires less effort as compared to extravagant self-care methods.

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Hasty generalisation; appeal to emotions; cherry picking; slippery slope