If you have a kid who hasn't yet learned how to tie their shoelaces, you might find this video helpful: https://youtu.be/JaBmehtalAY
It shows a method called the 'Ian Knot', which:
- results in the same type of knot as the common method, and
- is faster because it requires fewer hand movements, and
- is as easy to learn as the common method (for kids learning from scratch)
When adults encounter it, they usually think it seems hard, but that's just because they're used to the method they've used thousands of times. It's not really harder to learn!
BTW I'm pretty sure I learned about the Ian Knot here on HN. It's been posted a bunch of times. The first few times I saw it, I just bookmarked it for later. But when it was time to teach my son, I figured I should use the best method.
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...