Questions & Answers about Tu passaste a ser mais consciente e a acumular menos coisas.
Why does passaste a ser translate to 'started being' instead of something about passing?
The verb passar, when followed by the preposition a and an infinitive verb like ser, creates a verbal periphrasis that means 'to start doing' or 'to transition into doing' something. It highlights a change of state or a new habit, showing that you were not as conscious before, but now you are.
What is the difference between using passaste a and começaste a here?
Why is the preposition a repeated before acumular in e a acumular?
When you have a series of verbs that all depend on the same preposition (here, the a from passaste a), it is standard in Portuguese to repeat that preposition before each new infinitive verb to keep the sentence clear.