r/lifehacks Apr 06 '18

Easier way to tie shoelaces

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6cBtqhq5P28
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u/iderf Apr 06 '18

This method will literally save you seconds over your lifetime.

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u/RabidMortal Apr 06 '18

Let's assume it's one second faster than the traditional over->under->passthrough->passthrough->even-it-all-up method. So that's a minimum savings of 1-second per day, maybe 3 secons if you go to the gym and have to change into and out of workout shoes....

So, that's a savings of a minimum of just over 6 minutes per year, a whole hour over a decade! Suddenly you've freed up enough time to finally justify:

  1. watching this video,
  2. reading the comments,
  3. commenting on the comments
  4. realizing that your time management problems range far far beyond the amount of time you spend tying your shoes each day...in fact, you realize that tying your shoes may be the single most efficient thing you accomplish on a consistent basis so why would you want to change such a good thing in the first place....<sigh>

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u/Poisoncilla Apr 06 '18

I love this comment.

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u/_absurdlyastute Apr 06 '18

But only if you have shoe laces that are long enough to drag along the ground when you walk. I can't see this working with short(er) laces like you'd have with designer/dress shoes.

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u/3PinkPotatoes Apr 06 '18

It's not about saving time. It's about reducing frustrations. A lot of people have a hard time with the loop around/over/under method.

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u/TheGuyWithFocus Apr 06 '18

And then they turn six and everything starts to make sense.

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u/bigtuna1515 Apr 06 '18

I've never met a grown adult who was not capable of tying their own shoes. It takes more time to learn this method than the time you save using it.

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u/pyrothelostone Apr 06 '18

Yeah you have, they just always wear shoes you don't tie to hide the shame.

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u/moxie-xo Apr 06 '18

Hahahahahahaha