Я не люблю шнуровать ботинки в спешке, поэтому выхожу пораньше.

In Russian, любить can be followed by an infinitive to mean to like doing something or to enjoy doing something.

• Я люблю читать. = I like reading.
• Я не люблю ждать. = I don’t like waiting.
• Я не люблю шнуровать ботинки... = I don’t like lacing up my boots/shoes...

So this structure is very normal:
любить / не любить + infinitive

It expresses a general preference, not just one specific occasion.

Шнуровать means to lace up or to fasten with laces. It is specifically about using laces.

• шнуровать ботинки = to lace up boots/shoes

By contrast, завязывать means to tie in a broader sense:

• завязывать шнурки = to tie shoelaces
• завязывать галстук = to tie a tie

So:

• шнуровать ботинки focuses on the whole action of putting the laces through and fastening the boots
• завязывать шнурки focuses more on tying the laces themselves

In everyday speech, both can sometimes appear in nearby contexts, but шнуровать ботинки is perfectly natural here.

Here ботинки is the accusative plural form of ботинки (boots / ankle boots / sturdy shoes).

The verb шнуровать takes a direct object, so ботинки must be in the accusative case.

For plural inanimate nouns in Russian, the accusative plural is usually the same as the nominative plural:

• nominative: ботинки
• accusative: ботинки

So in this sentence:

• шнуровать что? → ботинки

That is why you see ботинки.

В спешке means in a hurry, hurriedly, or while rushing.

It is a common fixed expression:

• делать что-то в спешке = to do something in a rush
• собираться в спешке = to get ready in a hurry

So:

• Я не люблю шнуровать ботинки в спешке
  = I don’t like lacing up my boots in a hurry

It sounds natural and idiomatic. A close alternative would be торопясь, but в спешке is very straightforward and common.

Because поэтому here means therefore / so / that’s why and connects two clauses:

• Я не люблю шнуровать ботинки в спешке, поэтому выхожу пораньше.

The comma separates the cause and the result:

• cause: I don’t like lacing up my boots in a hurry
• result: so I leave earlier

This is standard punctuation in Russian.

This is a very common learner question.

• поэтому = therefore / so / that’s why
• потому что = because

Your sentence uses поэтому because the first clause gives the reason, and the second gives the result:

• Я не люблю шнуровать ботинки в спешке, поэтому выхожу пораньше.
  = I don’t like lacing up my boots in a hurry, so I leave earlier.

If you used потому что, you would normally reverse the logic:

• Я выхожу пораньше, потому что не люблю шнуровать ботинки в спешке.
  = I leave earlier because I don’t like lacing up my boots in a hurry.

So the meaning is very close, but the sentence structure changes.

Выхожу is imperfective present, and here it expresses a habitual action:

• выхожу пораньше = I leave earlier / I tend to leave earlier

The speaker is describing what they usually do because of a general preference.

If you said выйду, that would be perfective future:

• выйду пораньше = I’ll leave a bit earlier

That would sound like a decision about a specific future occasion.

So:

• выхожу = habitual / repeated behavior
• выйду = one future instance

Пораньше means a bit earlier or somewhat earlier.

It comes from раньше (earlier) with the prefix по-, which often softens the comparison and gives the sense of a little or rather:

• раньше = earlier
• пораньше = a little earlier / somewhat earlier

So:

• выхожу раньше = I leave earlier
• выхожу пораньше = I leave a bit earlier

In this sentence, пораньше sounds very natural because the speaker is adjusting their schedule slightly to avoid rushing.

Russian often omits a repeated subject when it is already obvious from context.

So both are possible:

• ..., поэтому выхожу пораньше.
• ..., поэтому я выхожу пораньше.

The version without the second я sounds smooth and natural because the subject is clearly still I.

Including я is not wrong. It may add a little emphasis or simply sound slightly more explicit.

No, Russian word order is flexible, though some versions sound more natural than others.

The original sentence is very natural:

• Я не люблю шнуровать ботинки в спешке, поэтому выхожу пораньше.

You could also say:

• Поэтому я выхожу пораньше.
• Я поэтому выхожу пораньше.

But these can feel different in emphasis.

The original order is good because it flows logically:

1. statement of preference/dislike
2. consequence

That is usually the clearest and most neutral arrangement.

Ботинки usually means boots or ankle boots, but in some contexts English translation may vary depending on the type of footwear.

In many learning contexts, boots is the safest translation. But real-life usage can overlap with sturdy lace-up shoes.

The key point for this sentence is not the exact shoe category, but that they are something you lace up.

Yes. A natural alternative would be:

• Я не люблю шнуровать ботинки, торопясь...
• or Я не люблю в спешке шнуровать ботинки...

But в спешке is very simple, common, and idiomatic.

There is a slight nuance:

• в спешке emphasizes the hurried situation
• торопясь emphasizes the speaker actively rushing

In most everyday contexts, either works, but в спешке is especially easy and natural for learners to recognize and use.

Не люблю is a normal, moderate way to express dislike:

• не люблю = I don’t like
• ненавижу = I hate

In this sentence, the speaker is just explaining a practical preference, not expressing intense emotion. So не люблю is the most natural choice.

Compare:

• Я не люблю шнуровать ботинки в спешке.
  = I don’t like lacing up my boots in a hurry.
• Я ненавижу шнуровать ботинки в спешке.
  = I hate lacing up my boots in a hurry.

The second is much stronger and more emotional.