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Strong agree. If you've gone to the effort of buying a torque wrench and getting it out for a job 99.9% of the time you're approaching the job mindfully.
I tighten in a similar fashion, but usually torque twice - first below, then in the correct range, then go back over them once more. Where possible/applicable use a star pattern order to tightening. Like Chaley I feel equal tension is important.
Given the previous owner of my motorcycle didn't own a torque wrench or copper slip I'm very much in favour of people using them.
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You jest but I've seen guys use an impact driver to replace nuts 'by feel'.
There's a slight assumption here that everyone who uses a torque wrench has their brain disengaged which wasn't how I remember using one daily, albeit only on scooter engines. I think they're invaluable for the first couple of years or ten engine rebuilds etc until you get a good feel for what a certain application required but I'd often still run it over a cylinder head to double check nothing was under torqued. Which is a bit daft in hindsight as their primary function is probably to prevent over tightening.
edit: Just to add that I would nearly always tighten using a spanner or wrench to where I thought was a bit under and then nip up using the torque wrench.