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It can be like saying "Don't think of a pink elephant." The more you think about what you don't want to think about, the more you are thinking about it.

Consider what triggers memories of that person. Make alternate memories for that trigger. Let's say it is eating pizza together: go have a good time with some friends and eat pizza; let your mind have a different memory of enjoying eating pizza that has no connection with that person.

But don't try to replace the love too soon. There are all kinds of reasons why the attempt to do so usually leads to disaster and more heartbreak. (Which is just as well or we humans would be even less faithful than we are already.)

If you have spent a lot of time with someone, there will be an awful lot of mundane, ordinary things which remind you of them. There will also be a habit of thinking about them – your mind will automatically cycle around to thinking of them. Oddly enough, although it goes against what most people are inclined to do (if only because many breakups involve a breach of trust), being platonic friends with your ex can help you to get over them. This is seen a lot in couples who break up but have to stay in contact because of children: they much more quickly get over their ex than those who stay completely away, hurt and still in love. Their mind rapidly builds new pathways of thought with that person, converting them from lover to friend, or to the reduced status of your children's parent.

So while you can do some things to help, it often does just come down to getting on living a life without them and letting time sort things out in your head.