Comment by RandomMarius

I learnt this distinction only in my 40s. The problem is muscle memory now. But all I do is after I do my first loop, I undo it and undo it again, looping it in the opposite direction. If I untie my shoes I'm less likely to undo that loop. So I can just retie with muscle memory.

I used to hate shoe laces becoming undone multiple times a day... now I tie them and they literally last YEARS.