If you do end up in shoes you need to tie. The issue may be that when you tie your shoes the knot is a granny knot instead of a square knot. To make the square knot,
take both strands
Pass left around right
Make a loop with the left and wrap the right lace over and around and pull through as a bow.
You can check if you got it, depend on if the bow is straight across side-to-side. If the bow ears are crooked or up-down, it is a granny knot. You can undo the last step and wrap the opposite direction. Hope this helps!
If you do end up in shoes you need to tie. The issue may be that when you tie your shoes the knot is a granny knot instead of a square knot. To make the square knot,
take both strands Pass left around right Make a loop with the left and wrap the right lace over and around and pull through as a bow.
You can check if you got it, depend on if the bow is straight across side-to-side. If the bow ears are crooked or up-down, it is a granny knot. You can undo the last step and wrap the opposite direction. Hope this helps!