How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a tiny, useful life hack many commenters adopted for good.
What it is
Terry Moore's three-minute TED talk showing a better way to tie shoes, replacing the common granny knot with a square knot so laces stay tied.
Recommended by 4 HN commenters across 4 different months, 2015 to 2026.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec rndz · 2026-06 · on “Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot”
More than 10 years ago, somebody shared this clip with me: [this video] Been tying my shoelaces like this ever since.
Recommends filoeleven · 2015-09 · on “Shoelace knots”
Reminds me of the TED talk on how to tie your shoes. I was surprised to learn I've been doing it wrong for a quarter century. [this video]
Recommends leto_ii · 2019-11 · on “Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?”
Two quick things from back when TED talks were actually interesting/useful: 1. How to tie your shoes the right way (so the knot doesn't come undone): [this video] 2. How to dry your hands with a single paper towel (so that you prevent unnecessary waste): [LINK]
Recommends prometheus76 · 2023-01 · on “Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?”
Do you have to tie a double knot to keep your shoes from coming untied? Do your loops end up pointing down at your toes and up your leg instead of pointing to the sides of your shoe? Do you shoes come untied all the time? You are probably tying a granny knot instead of a square knot. [this video]
Cites 8s2ngy · 2023-07 · on “The mathematically correct way to tie your shoes”
This reminded me of a short TED talk, I watched many years ago, where a guy showed how to tie your shoes. Here it is: [this video]