I sat down with Dr. Shirley Mueller who is an internationally known collector and scholar of Chinese export porcelain, as well as a physician board-certified in Neurology and Psychiatry.
Dr. Mueller is also the author of "Inside the Head of a Collector: Neuropsychological Forces at Play."
You will have a lot of fun and learn a lot after listening to this episode, just like I did.
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References & Resources:
Dr. Shirley Mueller
Website: https://www.collectorbrain.com/
Buy the book: https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/inside-the-head-of-a-collector/
Chinese Export Porcelain Collection: https://www.shirleymuellerporcelain.com/
the episode -
Tattoos & Collecting: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02732170309206
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xgjb3aIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Golu, The Festival of Collecting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golu
00:00 - Precap
00:55 - Dr. Shirley Mueller Introduction
4:10 - What was the motivation to write a book on collectors?
4:54 - Why do people collect?
7:11 - Dheeraj's childhood - Pokemon Cards, Tazos, & Scrapbooks
8:16 - Collecting gives us pleasure and control
10:33: Golu, Festival of collecting Dolls & figurines
12:13 - Tattoo is same as collecting?
14:02 - Collecting gone wrong. Obsessions, hoarding and mental conditions.
18:05 - Digital Collectibles, a fool's errand? Shirley on NFTs.
19:54 - Dheeraj's NFT Story and why people buy NFTs
22:48 - "You should write an article on Psychology today" best compliment Dheeraj has received
24:08 - "I started appreciating art and humans more after buying NFTs" - Dheeraj
28:39 - NFTs, Sam Bank Friedman, Regulations, & Hedge funds
32:45 - Dr. Mueller's collection of Chinese Export Porcelain
35:55 - Artificial Intelligence (A.I) wont work.
36:17: Dr. Mueller's interest in Export Chinese Porcelain (contd)
39:08 - Weirdest things people collect?
41:28 - Interesting Collections or Items Dr. Mueller has seen
44:11 - What's in the book ?📚
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only. None of the discussions qualifies as financial or tax advice. Kindly talk to a qualified accountant/advisor for financial and tax advice.
