Silicon Valley banking exec is branded an 'American Psycho' after sharing her VERY unrelatable routine that includes tennis before work, daily yoga, healthy eating - and evening discussions with her boyfriend about her 'key wins' (12 Pics)

Social media users are ripping apart a new 'day in the life' piece by Business Insider that follows a Silicon Valley banking executive through her very unrelatable routine.
The piece was published on Thursday, October 18, and delves into the life of Melania Edwards, who is an executive for HSBC's Global Venture Capital Coverage Group.
Melania's typical work day is certainly something different: The young British woman, who lives in San Francisco, wakes up at 5:30am to mediate, plays tennis before work, and ends the day 'reflecting upon our key wins' with her boyfriend.
As she's working a high-powered Silicon Valley job, it's not exactly a surprise that Melania's routine is a bit atypical — yet many Twitter users still found the details of her life to be a bit eyebrow-raising

Melania told the publication that she wakes up every day at 5:30am — despite not having kids and not needing to be at her office until 9.
First, she chooses to meditate. However, while the purpose of meditating is to clear the mind and focus on the breath and the body, she uses it to think about her day — meaning it's not actually meditation.
'I find that the best way to set the tone for the day ahead is a short meditation where I focus on deep breathing and determine my priorities for the day,' she said.
At 6:30, she catches up with friends and family who live in different time zones, and by 7am she is a bowl of fruit or a bottle of green juice for breakfast.


She gets in a game of tennis at 7:30am, and at 8:30, she walks to work.
Each of the pieces of her routine is illustrated in the piece with a picture of Melania — and this one has a photo of her walking down Lombard Street. Called 'the crookedest street in the world,' it is actually a residential block — but is also mostly a destination for tourists.
Most commuters wouldn't actually choose to walk down the street, since it's windy twists and turns mean it would take several times as long to traverse as a nearby block.
At work, she has meeting with colleagues and tech companies from 9am to about noon, when she breaks for lunch.
She takes a break about an hour and a half long to go to the farmer's market at the Ferry Building. She sits with a salad by the water.
She spends the rest of the afternoon working both in San Francisco and Palo Alto, commuting to the latter city while listening to the Goop podcast.



Sometimes, she'll stop for Starbucks. She said: 'English breakfast tea is my favorite, as I am British. I will have one coffee in the morning and English breakfast tea for the rest of the day.'
In the evening, she takes classes at Stanford University, does more work from home, and fits in a yoga session.
Finally, she cooks dinner with her boyfriend before the two take a walk.
'On the evenings that we stay in Palo Alto, we walk down the tree-lined University Avenue, reflecting upon our key wins and challenges and preparing for the adventures of the next day,' she said.
In under 24 hours, the piece had been shared all over Twitter, with most people voicing a mix of horror and amusement over her day.
'I am dead and this article killed me,' wrote BuzzFeed News editor Anne Helen Petersen.



'This is parody level,' tweeted The Atlantic's Taylor Lorenz.
'If this is satire, it's very good,' added Financial Times' Jemima Kelly.
Barron’s reporter Ben Walsh wrote: 'The sequel to American Psycho has been released in slideshow format.'
'I don't believe this is a real human,' tweeted Quartz editor Mike Murphy.
New York magazine writer Sarah Jones pointed to the absurdity of Melania's day, writing: 'Inspiring! may i suggest my own routine, which is: sleep as long as you physically can, don't eat breakfast, and never log of.f'
'The scary thing is I don’t think that HSBC person isn’t real I just think that’s how many people live in silicon valley,' added writer Rachel Syme.
'I am so exhausted reading this that I think I need to get a coffee,' tweeted the Huffington Post's Matt Fuller.
BuzzFeed's Tom Gara picked apart the piece, posting grabs of his favorite parts to make fun of.
'This is one of the greatest posts in Business Insider history,' he wrote.
'Honestly, so relatable. After dinner, I too love to talk a walk with my wife, reflecting on our key wins,' he added.
Silicon Valley banking exec is branded an 'American Psycho' after sharing her VERY unrelatable routine that includes tennis before work, daily yoga, healthy eating - and evening discussions with her boyfriend about her 'key wins' (12 Pics) Silicon Valley banking exec is branded an 'American Psycho' after sharing her VERY unrelatable routine that includes tennis before work, daily yoga, healthy eating - and evening discussions with her boyfriend about her 'key wins' (12 Pics) Reviewed by Your Destination on October 20, 2018 Rating: 5

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