Harvey's Thought

     I’ve spent a significant amount of time contemplating what to write and how to express it. Unlike many, I tend to approach my writing through the lens of numbers and data rather than just words. Additionally, I find myself drawn to philosophical problems more than personal experiences. As a result, this blog represents a new journey for me—an exploration of my own thoughts.      I already maintain a blog where I share research papers and essays on economic and political issues. I envision using this space as a digital diary to archive my experiences and reflections on life.      Ultimately, my goal is to write my memoir at the end of my life. This blog may serve as a valuable repository for the thoughts I gather over different periods, helping me capture the essence of my journey.

 

This picture features me and my research team on monetary policy at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., along with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell. As an economist, this is one of the proudest moments of my life—to attend the conference at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and meet the Chairman himself.

     Human memory, unlike stored data, often fades with time and is not as clear and detailed as what really happened. Yet, memories to a certain extent are more vivid for they not only contain facts but also emotion and certain connections with other memories, and all as a collective, make up an individual’s characteristic. Most importantly, an individual has the power to select memories that he or she wants to remember or forget, as well as the emotion and other characteristics associated with that memory. Katherine Anne Porter, who has experienced the influenza herself, has used the emotions of characters in “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” to better describe society’s memories of the influenza and World War I as a collective. Humans’ memory does not only contain historical facts but also emotions that are associated with that memory.  “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” was told in a very blurry manner with Miranda drifting in and out of consciousness which is a better resemblance of human memory ab