For 30 days, treat romantic potential as irrelevant. When you go to a coffee shop, you are not there to be seen. When you go to a party, you are not there to scan for a love interest. When you get dressed, you are not dressing for a hypothetical audience.

: If you have a commute, use that time for low-intensity work like reading a chapter or reviewing flashcards.

Here is how to deprogram yourself from romantic storylines and learn to exist peacefully outside the script.