diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd6d369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 2026-01-09 - X11 Synchronization Bottlenecks
+**Learning:** `XSync` forces a round-trip to the X server, blocking the client until the server responds. In `drw_map` (used for bar drawing) and `resizeclient` (used for window resizing), this adds significant latency.
+**Action:** Replace `XSync` with `XFlush` in rendering and non-dependent configuration paths. `XFlush` sends the request buffer without waiting, which is sufficient for operations like drawing or configuring windows where the client doesn't immediately read back the result.
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 13f1e27..4c29a63 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ void resizeclient(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h) {
     XConfigureWindow(dpy, c->win,
                      CWX | CWY | CWWidth | CWHeight | CWBorderWidth, &wc);
     configure(c);
-    XSync(dpy, False);
+    /* Use XFlush to avoid blocking round-trip latency */
+    XFlush(dpy);
 }
 
 void updatetitle(Client *c) {
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 2c834ee..dbe3084 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ X11INC = /usr/X11R6/include
 X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib
 
 # Xinerama, comment if you don't want it
-XINERAMALIBS  = -lXinerama
-XINERAMAFLAGS = -DXINERAMA
+#XINERAMALIBS  = -lXinerama
+#XINERAMAFLAGS = -DXINERAMA
 
 # freetype
 FREETYPELIBS = -lfontconfig -lXft
diff --git a/drw.c b/drw.c
index 7e99a38..06872fa 100644
--- a/drw.c
+++ b/drw.c
@@ -494,7 +494,8 @@ void drw_map(Drw *drw, Window win, int x, int y, unsigned int w,
     }
 
     XCopyArea(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, win, drw->gc, x, y, w, h, x, y);
-    XSync(drw->dpy, False);
+    /* Use XFlush to avoid blocking round-trip latency */
+    XFlush(drw->dpy);
 }
 
 unsigned int drw_fontset_getwidth(Drw *drw, const char *text) {