Manage High Pressure Like $500 Billion Asset Manager with Sébastien Page

Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

Jim Kwik, Your Brain Coach, Founder www.KwikLearning.com

Education, Brain, Memory, Jimkwik, Productivity, Business, Kwikbrain

4.7 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Ever wonder how someone managing half a trillion dollars daily avoids complete burnout? The secret isn't what most people think – it's not about eliminating stress, but optimizing it.

The most successful leaders embrace a shocking truth: they lose almost half the time.

I discovered something counterintuitive through this interview: your peak performance doesn't happen at zero stress. Different tasks require different stress levels to unlock your best work. A powerlifter needs high activation for maximum output, while a chess player performs optimally at lower stress levels. Understanding your personal stress curve changes everything about how you approach challenges.

Sebastian's journey from nearly dying due to goal-induced blindness to mastering stress allocation reveals why so many high achievers burn out. They're not necessarily doing too much – they're doing too little of what actually matters. When you separate the signal from the noise, stress becomes a tool rather than a burden.

This conversation dives deep into the neuroscience of decision-making under pressure, team-level flow states, and why your brain burns 6,000 calories during intense mental work. Sebastian also shares his exact protocols for managing decision fatigue, from his wardrobe automation to breathing techniques before high-stakes TV appearances.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Quick Brain, bite-size brain hacks for busy people who want to learn faster and achieve more.
0:06.0	I'm your coach, Jim Quick.
0:08.0	Free.
0:09.0	You're mine.
0:10.0	Let's imagine if we could access 100% of our brain's capacity.
0:15.0	I wasn't high, wasn't wired, just clear.
0:18.0	I knew what I needed to do and how to do it. I know Kung Fu.
0:23.3	Show me.
0:25.3	Welcome back Quick Brains. I am your host and your brain coach Jim Quick. How do you think the world's
0:30.5	top leaders perform under extreme pressure? And this episode is for you, whether you have the title
0:38.6	of leader, quote unquote, we all lead somebody, right?
0:42.5	Whether it's our family, it's our community,
0:46.2	it's in our work, so it's more than a title.
0:49.0	So this is really episode for everybody.
0:51.8	Because how do leaders under extreme pressure, how do they manage
0:55.3	avoiding a burnout, right? And this is really going to be a masterclass on that. Today, I'm
1:02.3	joined by Sebastian Page, and he is the chief investment officer at T.Row Price, and this is
1:09.8	where he leads a team managing half a trillion dollars in assets.
1:15.2	But here's what's really fascinating. Beyond the numbers, Sebastian has spent years researching
1:21.2	the psychology, the mindset of leadership, performance, and stress. And I recently read his book, The Psychology of
1:30.7	Leadership. I highly recommend everyone get their copy. He's really blended finance with brain science.
1:37.6	And in this episode, we're going to talk about how to use the stress in your life to your
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