I really liked the idea that when we go from disciplinary to multi/interdisciplinary to non disciplinary, we need to let go of traditional methods of measuring

I really liked the idea that when we go from disciplinary to multi/interdisciplinary to non disciplinary, we need to let go of traditional methods of measuring "depth vs breadth". The concepts of rework, reference, and release make a lot of sense to me for writing, software, and art. Do they make sense in other contexts as well?