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>>walter+(OP)
I'm not sure whether that's how I tie my laces or not as I use the "fastest" method which is demonstrated by Matt Parker on Numberphile here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPIgR89jv3Q

I think they're the same, but the method is now purely muscle memory for me and the diagrams on Ian's page don't look familiar.

Edit: Looking around Ian's site, they are different. The method I (and also Matt Parker) use is the "Ian Knot": https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

>>ndsipa+me
Ian's knot is also the one I use, the secure knot is more resilient, but the fact that Ian's knot works despite being so fast and looking like a magic trick never fails to make me smile, it's an instant of glee every time I tie my shoes.

>>maskli+Qe
The problem is that I've now forgotten how to tie a normal shoelace knot. It's similar to how I can't remember an oft-used password unless I can use a keyboard and see what my fingers are typing.

>>ndsipa+jg
I didn't learn till I was a teen(I was taught several times, but have never been a fan of non-sandals so always forgot within a day or two).

Then I found what it actually is, it's a doubly slipped square knot, a square knot is right over left and left over right, and slipped versions are usually just finishing with a loop that goes back the way it came, so I can figure it out from the much easier to memorize verbal description.