diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 2024-05-24 - Ultralytics YOLO Synchronous Logging Overhead
+**Learning:** Calling `model.predict()` in Ultralytics YOLO with the default settings causes synchronous stdout writes that can introduce blocking overhead, especially when called inside loops or handling multiple items.
+**Action:** Always explicitly pass `verbose=False` to `model.predict()` unless debugging output is actively required. This prevents unnecessary I/O overhead.
diff --git a/commonforms/inference.py b/commonforms/inference.py
index 527925f..1f2b1f6 100644
--- a/commonforms/inference.py
+++ b/commonforms/inference.py
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ def extract_widgets(
                     conf=confidence,
                     augment=False,
                     imgsz=ONNX_IMAGE_SIZE,
+                    # Disable verbose to prevent synchronous stdout blocking overhead
+                    verbose=False,
                 )
                 for p in pages
             ]
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ def extract_widgets(
                 augment=True,
                 imgsz=image_size,
                 device=self.device,
+                # Disable verbose to prevent synchronous stdout blocking overhead
+                verbose=False,
             )
 
         widgets = {}
diff --git a/plan.md b/plan.md
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+1. **Optimize YOLO `model.predict` in `commonforms/inference.py`**
+   - Pass `verbose=False` to `self.model.predict()` in both the fast-mode loop and the batch-mode call. This prevents synchronous stdout blocking overhead when processing many pages, making the inference step measurably faster.
+   - Add a comment explaining the optimization.
+2. **Add a journal entry in `.jules/bolt.md`**
+   - Create/update `.jules/bolt.md` recording the performance bottleneck caused by Ultralytics YOLO synchronous stdout blocking overhead.
+3. **Pre-commit checks**
+   - Complete pre-commit steps to ensure proper testing, verification, review, and reflection are done.
+4. **Submit**
+   - Create a PR with title `⚡ Bolt: [performance improvement]` and the required description format.