I’ve been thinking a lot about power lately—not only the kind we see in governments and institutions, but the quieter kind that lives in ordinary life. Power is not always loud. Sometimes it is simply the ability to shape a room, steer a decision, set the tone, or define what is “normal.” And here is the hard truth: even when we don’t mean to, each of us carries some measure of power over others. The danger is that power can make us sleepy inside. When we are used to being listened to,...