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E.g. "They care so little about being embarrassed to the point where..."

E.g. "Self care is fundamental/pivotal to..."

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

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State a clear reason for why you disagree with the viewpoint

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

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

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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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"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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State a clear reason for why you disagree with the viewpoint

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

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E.g. "They care so little about being embarrassed to the point where..."

E.g. "Self care is fundamental/pivotal to..."

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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 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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pertaining to the author's view on self care being viewed as a common feminine issue due to the self-care market today mainly being associated with female products, the statement may not necessarily hold true in a Singaporean context.
The Singapore's social compact published by the gov. somewhr in 2019 mentions a need to forge a happy and healthy society placing more emphasis on mental health regardless of gender.
With self-care being widely viewed as a general societal issue to tackle in Singapore, the author's statement of self-care being specified to that of females thus does not hold true in this context of Singapore.

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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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by taking part in self-care, there are only positive outcomes and does not take into consideration any possible negative impacts. for example, overindulgence in self-care could result in selfish qualities such as taking too much time off work in order prioritise your personal needs and negating the needs of others who may be dependent on your work. in singapore, we can be too dependent on each other for the working system to work, so if one person overindulges in self-care, others will have to find a way to make up for that loss. however, it should be taken into consideration that overindulgence may be a risk of self-care, the benefits of self-care should not be ignored as they may actually outweigh the risks. in singapore, due to our often materialistic outlook when it comes to productivity, many workers tend to work extra hours to earn money and as a result they feel overworked, thus necessitating the need for self-care. therefore, we largely agree with the statement

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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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Since singapore is a fast paced society, ppl always overwork too much resulting in a high stress lvl. With the rising hustle culture, ppl start to recognise importance of work-life balance. Companies parade the idea of work-life balance to  to prove they have good welfare in their company to build up their reputation to promote their company, but in actual fact, its all just a lie. According to Kisi, sg is still 2nd most overworked country out of 40 countries. Despite govt initiatives to promote work-life balance, e.g. project green ribbon promotes mental health and awareness, ppl are still not achieving the work life balance that the gov is trying to promote. In actual fact, it is all a facade that companies put up to show that they care for their employees.

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

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

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"The writer assumes that..."

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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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"The writer assumes that..."

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Self-care is a form of marketing gimmick...

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Self-care is a form of marketing gimmick...

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In spite of Singapore being large deceloped over the years, Singaporeans are still being largely economically driven, competitive and pragmatic with little to no regard on their self-care routines. In pursuit of a better quality of life and career prospects,Singaporean society does not hesitate to disregard self-care

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Assumption: Self-Care is assumed to be exploited by market forces. Self-care has become a rising trend that sometimes blurs the line between self-centredness and self-absorbency. Markets might be leveraging on our hypersensitivity that self-centeredness has begotten, by preying on consumers and blatantly advertising their products as something that is essential for ourselves.

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I agree with the claim because in Singapore, we are very prideful and would always want to display our status and show off our achievements for others to see. Therefore, we would want to showcase that we are having an ideal lifestyle of work life balance, we would do this by indulging ourselves in materialistic goods and self care so as to show that we are enjoying life. This can be shown through the micro influences in Singapore, who's content is to showcase their "perfect life" where they are always showing them indulging in opulence. Thus, I agree with the claim.

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Although it is unlikely that one will witness acts of violence and discourse sprawling through the city streets, a lack of self-care will definitely take a toll on society in an intangible manner. A lack of self-care will lead to major burnouts in the overworked, causing not only self-detriment in the form of a deteriorating mental health, but also societal harm in the form of an increased tendency to lash out at others. Despite Singaporeans having an "every man for himself" mindset, worn out workers, even individually, will definitely have a negative impact on the overall production and efficiency of the whole country. According to three recently released studies of healthcare workers in Singapore, doctors show signs of increased burnout and psychological distress because of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is alarming due to the fact that doctors have to make critical decisions with minimal margins for error, which will be increasingly more difficult to accomplish with worsening mental health. As such, this can lead to severe risks, even loss of lives, as every mistake is disastrous for doctors.