Learning Portuguese: Becoming Linguistically Rich

 

“You become rich when you aren’t paying attention”
– Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, from the TV show Shark Tank

 

I saw a few short talks online given by the cash-loving panel member of the hit show Shark Tank and the phrase above made an impression on me. I’ve made the most money in my life when I was too busy to spend it, and reached fluency in Portuguese when I was paying the least amount of attention to attaining the goal.