to think about a situation calmly, as if you are not involved in it yourself :
We are learning to step back from ourselves and identify our strengths and weaknesses.
to think about a situation calmly, as if you are not involved in it yourself :
We are learning to step back from ourselves and identify our strengths and weaknesses.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005