[alper]

I use Ian's (Fast) Knot and that's good enough for me.

https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

[gorjusborg]

Same here.

I never taught my children anything but the '(Fast) Ian knot', so they know no other way. They are older now, but when they were younger, they were often the friends of 'first resort' when it came to getting their shoelaces tied when they came undone.

They've also taught many other children 'their way' of tying their shoes.

I should probably donate. It's a small thing, but definitely something that has made our lives (and those around us) better.

[xlii]

It's like world smallest (and funniest) superpower. While people are still tying their shoes I'm ready to go. It feels a bit like magic when you touch the laces and they're just made.

[ericpauley]

This is definitely the go-to knot over secure knot. Been using it every day for 13 years. Yes, it comes apart every so often (maybe a few times a year), but the tying time savings far outweighs those few instances.

[Groxx]

Plus you get to have rare "wait what, how the heck???" encounters if anyone around you pays attention randomly. It looks like magic compared to the usual methods people learn.

[ericpauley]

The best part of this is that you forget you're tying your shoes differently, so when the "how the heck" moment arrives you're also surprised!

[tiltowait]

> Yes, it comes apart every so often

Laces type matters a lot here. I've run countless miles with a fast knot without it ever coming undone.

The secure knot does feel like a cheat, though. It's like a double knot that you can untie like a single. Witchcraft!

[wingerlang]

I use this one as well. It took me a few moments to learn it, but it almost instantly became muscle memory.

I just tried to do the old fashioned knot, it might be the first time I've tied it in two decades.

[agentgt]

I tried to embrace this knot especially since I grew up sailing and know all kinds of ways to tie knots but I just can't seem to keep the tension as well as the traditional way. I can sometimes get ankle slip on my shoes so I like to have it tight at the top (not all shoes have lock lace holes).

[flexagoon]

This is a life changer. I've literally had friends ask me how I tie my shoes so fast a few times after learning this method.

[clnhlzmn]

I use this knot usually but it doesn't work for my pisgah range laces. They have their own recommended knot, which does work, but it's annoying to tie and asymmetric. I'll be trying this "secure" knot now.

[al_borland]

I switched over to this knot almost 20 years ago. It’s been great, and I think it’s secure enough on its own.

As a kid my laces would come untied all the time. The Ian knot rarely has an issue.

[adzm]

The same concept applies to anything with two loops as well. You can use it to quickly and easily tie together garbage bag loops, or grocery bag loops etc.

[vedtopkar]

I use this one to tie my scrub pants and also to quickly tie my sterile gown when in the operating room. So handy!

[KomoD]

I also use this one, it's great.