I'm used to thinking of the TED audience as a wonderful collection of some of the most effective, intelligent, intellectual, savvy, worldly and innovative people in the world. And I think that's true. However, I also have reason to believe that many, if not most, of you are actually tying your shoes incorrectly.
Jam mesuar te mendoj per audiencen e Ted-it si nje koleksion shume te persosur te disa prej inteligjenteve, me te efektshem, intelektual, te urte, boterisht e njekohesisht njerez shume inovativ ne bote. Dhe une mendoj se kjo eshte e vertete. Sidoqofte, une gjithashtu kam arsye per te besuar qe shume, nese jo shume nga ju jane duke i lidhur kepcet e tuaja ne menyre te gabuar.
(Laughter)
(Te qeshura)
Now I know that seems ludicrous. I know that seems ludicrous. And believe me, I lived the same sad life until about three years ago. And what happened to me was I bought, what was for me, a very expensive pair of shoes. But those shoes came with round nylon laces, and I couldn't keep them tied. So I went back to the store and said to the owner, "I love the shoes, but I hate the laces." He took a look and said, "Oh, you're tying them wrong." Now up until that moment, I would have thought that, by age 50, one of the life skills that I had really nailed was tying my shoes.
Tani e di qe duket qesharake. E di qe ju duket qesharake Dhe besomni mua, kam jetuar te njejten jete te dhimbshme deri para 3 viteve. Dhe cfare ndodhi me mua eshte qe une kisha blere, ate cfare ishte per mua, nje pale kepuce shum te shtrenjta. Po keto kepuce erdhen me nje lidhese najloni, dhe smund ti mbaja te lidhura. Keshtu qe u ktheva ne dyqan dhe e pyeta pronarin, "I dua shum kepucet, por i urrej lidheset." Ai i pa dhe tha, "Oh po ju jeni duke i lidhur ato gabim." Tani e deri ne ate moment, une kisha menduar se, deri ne moshen 50, njera prej aftesive te jetes qe une me te vertete e kisha gozhduar ishte te lidhja kepucet e mia.
(Laughter)
Por nuk ishte ashty --- me lejoni t'jua demonstroj.
But not so -- let me demonstrate.
This is the way that most of us were taught to tie our shoes. Now as it turns out -- thank you.
Kjo eshte menyra qe shumicesh prej nesh i eshte mesuar sesi te lidhim kepucet tona. Tani sic duket -- Faliminderit.
(Applause)
Prisni, ka me teper.
Wait, there's more. As it turns out --
Sic duket,
(Laughter)
there's a strong form and a weak form of this knot, and we were taught the weak form. And here's how to tell. If you pull the strands at the base of the knot, you will see that the bow will orient itself down the long axis of the shoe. That's the weak form of the knot.
eksiston nje menyr e forte dhe nje forme e dobet nyjeje, dhe ne jemi mesuar per ti lidhur me ate me te dobten. Dhe kjo eshte se si duhet. Po ta vendosni fijen ne baze te nyjes, ju do te shihni qe harku do ta orientoj veten poshte boshtit te kepuceve. Kjo eshte forma e dobet e lidhjes se nyjes.
But not to worry. If we start over and simply go the other direction around the bow, we get this, the strong form of the knot. And if you pull the cords under the knot, you will see that the bow orients itself along the transverse axis of the shoe. This is a stronger knot. It will come untied less often. It will let you down less, and not only that, it looks better.
Por mos u merzitni. Nese fillojme nga e para dhe thjesht shkojme ne drejtimin e kundert rreth harkut, perfitojme kete, menyren e forte te lidhjes se nyjes. Dhe nese i vendosim spangot nen nyje, do te shihni se boshti orienton veten gjate aksit te kepucve. Kji eshte nje menyr e forte e lidhjes se nyjeve. Shumicen e koheve vjen e palidhur. Do t'ju le pa te, dhe jo vetem kjo, duket me mire.
We're going to do this one more time.
Ne do ta bejme kete edhe nje here tjeter.
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(Duartrokitje)
Start as usual --
Fillon si zakonisht,
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shkon ne menya te tjera rreth lakut.
go the other way around the loop. This is a little hard for children, but I think you can handle it. Pull the knot. There it is: the strong form of the shoe knot.
Kjo eshte pak e veshtir per femijet, por une mendoj se mund ta perballojme ate. Terhiqni nyjen. Ja ku eshte: Menyra e fort e lidhjes se nyjes.
Now, in keeping with today's theme, I'd like to point out -- something you already know -- that sometimes a small advantage someplace in life can yield tremendous results someplace else.
Tani, po te vazhdojme me temen e dites, deshiroj te theksoi -- dicka qe ju tashme e dini -- qe ndonjehere nje avantazh i vogel diku ne jet mund t'ju sjell rezultate shum te mira diku tjeter.
(Laughter)
Jetoni gjate dhe me sukses.
Live long and prosper.
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(Duartrokitje)