Quickly! Look at your shoes. If your shoes have laces, they might be tied incorrectly. In fact, about 50% of Americans tie their shoes the wrong way, that is, they use the wrong knot to tie their shoes. If your shoelaces are coming undone, your knots are crooked, or you're double-knotting your shoes to prevent them from coming untied, there's a good chance you're tying your shoes the wrong way. About two years ago I started running. I loved my new sport and participated in several running events and races, mainly 5Ks. Six months into my new hobby, I decided I was a "real runner" and because I was a "real runner" I needed to subscribe to a real running magazine . It's a well-known fact that every die-hard runner should subscribe to a running magazine. For most runners, this magazine is Runner's World! So, I subscribed. During the first six months of my membership, I learned things like what type of shoes I should wear based on my foot type, my stride, and how many miles I should run each week if I planned to run more than 10 km. In November 2008, I received the January 2009 issue of Runner's World. I flipped through it quickly, as I usually do, choosing articles that I would read in depth later and finding video links online that I would review. Flipping through the pages, I found an online article by Dan Koeppel, titled Knot Perfect (2009). I quickly logged onto the Runner's World website and was shocked to discover that I was one of the 50% who had tied their shoes incorrectly. In fact, I had been tying my shoes incorrectly for almost 40 years. In the article, Koeppel (2009, p.1) interviews Ian Fieggen, an Australian obsessed with shoelaces and bows. He's so obsessed that he has a website devoted to knots http://www.f...... in full paper ......e time, but looking back I wouldn't do it again. Bosses tend not to like it when their subordinates point out their flaws. Today, I'm not so quick to point out other people's faults when it comes to shoe laces. However, it's always one of the first things I notice when I meet someone. Others might notice a smile, hair, a fancy tie, or even the shoes people are wearing. I notice the laces. If you've tied your shoes incorrectly before reading this, beware, you might start to notice this fault in others too!ReferencesGraham, S. (2009). Also fits being tied [knot illustrations]. Retrieved March 31, 2010 from http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-240-319--13001-0,00.html#Koeppel, D. (nd). Tie the perfect knot at Runner's World.com. Runner's World: running shoes, marathon training, racing. Retrieved March 31, 2010 from http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-240-319--12997-0,0