Probably. Use the Ian Knot: http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm
Seriously, spend 20 mins practising this, and you'll never go back to the clumsy old way again.
I usually tie this knot twice over the lifetime of a pair of shoes. Once when I get them, and once more when they're worn in and need to be tightened.
"The finished "Ian Knot" is identical to either the Standard Shoelace Knot or the Two Loop Shoelace Knot. Because it was tied much more quickly and symmetrically, the laces suffer less wear and tear and thus last longer."
(The plastic bits at the end can also get frayed and fall off, which happens more quickly, but I'm not sure knot style has much to do with that.)
Edit: I see it comes in clear, which would be perfect. I'll have to pick me up some of that.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evcsj1gx1CE (I didn't forget it)
Some eyelets are basically razor blades, they have very sharp edges, and tight tugging can cause wear in a very narrow spot.
Anyway it was embarrassing but it taught me a valuable lesson - shoe laces can wear out and break.
However, I remain unconvinced that the wear pattern matters this much. It seems to me that an alternative would be to re-lace your shoes every year, flipping sides. Then the pattern would be more even, too. And probably still a waste of time and effort.
1. Regular (tied in the fast way): http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm
2. Secure: http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm
Try the secure knot. It's basically like the bunny-ears way of tying a regular knot (where you hold both bunny-ears and slip one under the other), but you leave the hole open and slip the second back under the first as well.
It's much more secure than a double-knot, in my experience, and looks a lot nicer. But I still can't instinctually do it -- it takes me an extra couple of seconds each time.
The really nice thing about this knot is that it looks really nice too so you can use them on both running shoes and dress shoes.
It makes no sense to teach the more common shoe tying knots.
You can go even further with this knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm5ItoIJ4sg Which is a slow and poor knot but you can do it with even one finger on each hand.
Since learning the Ian knot (and correct starting knot) I can honestly say I enjoy tying my shoes every day and relish the opportunity to tie a bow at any other time.
I use the "Two Loop Shoelace Knot Bad Technique 1" from that page.
In recent years I've been wearing shoes with a different fastening mechanism, but I have to tie some dress shoes for a wedding tomorrow, so this is very timely knowledge!
More importantly, I can't seem to get a Ian's knot very tight. Does this get better over time?
So many people walk around assuming they need to do complicated double knots to stop their shoelaces untying themselves. If only they knew they were doing Granny Knots, and that a standard knot is perfectly secure if tied properly.