diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 520f8df..7a5f800 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6724,6 +6724,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-YpS0zzoduEhuOWjAotS6A5AVCva7X4lVlYLF0FYHAY9sdraBfnatttHItlWeZdGhuEkf+OzMNg2ZYAx8t+52uQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/lodash.debounce": {
+      "version": "4.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash.debounce/-/lodash.debounce-4.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ma5JcgTREwpLRwMM+XwBR7DaWe96nC38uCBDFKZWbNKD+osjVzdpnUSwBcqCptrp16sSOLBAUb50Car5I0TCsQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/lodash": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/lodash.merge": {
       "version": "4.6.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash.merge/-/lodash.merge-4.6.9.tgz",
@@ -18562,6 +18571,7 @@
         "deep-equal": "^2.2.3",
         "esbuild-plugin-flow": "github:dalcib/esbuild-plugin-flow",
         "immer": "^10.1.1",
+        "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
         "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2",
         "react": "^18.3.1",
         "react-art": "^18.3.1",
@@ -18582,6 +18592,7 @@
         "@types/chrome": "^0.0.270",
         "@types/deep-equal": "^1.0.4",
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
+        "@types/lodash.debounce": "^4.0.9",
         "@types/lodash.merge": "^4.6.9",
         "@types/node": "^22.5.4",
         "@types/react": "^18.3.5",
@@ -18875,6 +18886,7 @@
         "classnames": "^2.3.2",
         "cytoscape": "^3.30.4",
         "cytoscape-elk": "^2.2.0",
+        "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
         "lodash.throttle": "^4.1.1",
         "react": "^18.2.0",
         "react-cytoscapejs": "^2.0.0",
@@ -18891,6 +18903,7 @@
         "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.6.3",
         "@testing-library/react": "^16.0.1",
         "@types/cytoscape": "^3.19.11",
+        "@types/lodash.debounce": "^4.0.9",
         "@types/lodash.throttle": "^4.1.9",
         "@types/react": "^18.2.15",
         "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
diff --git a/packages/browser-extension/package.json b/packages/browser-extension/package.json
index 02e8e94..a21847b 100644
--- a/packages/browser-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/browser-extension/package.json
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^2.2.7",
     "@sentry/browser": "^8.33.1",
+    "@sophistree/common": "file:../common",
+    "@sophistree/ui-common": "file:../ui-common",
     "classnames": "^2.5.1",
     "cytoscape": "^3.30.2",
     "cytoscape-elk": "^2.2.0",
     "deep-equal": "^2.2.3",
     "esbuild-plugin-flow": "github:dalcib/esbuild-plugin-flow",
-    "@sophistree/common": "file:../common",
-    "@sophistree/ui-common": "file:../ui-common",
     "immer": "^10.1.1",
+    "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-art": "^18.3.1",
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
     "@types/chrome": "^0.0.270",
     "@types/deep-equal": "^1.0.4",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
+    "@types/lodash.debounce": "^4.0.9",
     "@types/lodash.merge": "^4.6.9",
     "@types/node": "^22.5.4",
     "@types/react": "^18.3.5",
diff --git a/packages/browser-extension/src/components/EntityEditor.tsx b/packages/browser-extension/src/components/EntityEditor.tsx
index a0f7fcc..4fef687 100644
--- a/packages/browser-extension/src/components/EntityEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/browser-extension/src/components/EntityEditor.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from "react-redux";
 import { TextInput, Text, Surface } from "react-native-paper";
 import { View, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
+import debounce from "lodash.debounce";
 
 import {
   Polarity,
@@ -47,15 +48,28 @@ function chooseEditor(entity: Entity) {
 
 function PropositionEditor({ entity }: { entity: Proposition }) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const [text, setText] = useState(entity.text);
+
+  const debouncedDispatch = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      debounce((text: string) => {
+        dispatch(updateProposition({ id: entity.id, updates: { text } }));
+      }, 150),
+    [dispatch, entity.id],
+  );
+
+  const handleTextChange = (newText: string) => {
+    setText(newText);
+    debouncedDispatch(newText);
+  };
+
   return (
     <View>
       <TextInput
-        value={entity.text}
+        value={text}
         multiline={true}
         numberOfLines={1}
-        onChangeText={(text) =>
-          dispatch(updateProposition({ id: entity.id, updates: { text } }))
-        }
+        onChangeText={handleTextChange}
       />
     </View>
   );
@@ -84,22 +98,35 @@ function JustificationEditor({ entity }: { entity: Justification }) {
 
 function MediaExcerptEditor({ entity }: { entity: MediaExcerpt }) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const [text, setText] = useState(entity.sourceInfo.name);
+
+  const debouncedDispatch = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      debounce((text: string) => {
+        dispatch(
+          updateMediaExerpt({
+            id: entity.id,
+            updates: { sourceInfo: { name: text } },
+          }),
+        );
+      }, 150),
+    [dispatch, entity.id],
+  );
+
+  const handleTextChange = (newText: string) => {
+    setText(newText);
+    debouncedDispatch(newText);
+  };
+
   return (
     <View>
       <TextInput
         label="Source Title"
         placeholder="“The Title” The Publication (2024-10-01)"
-        value={entity.sourceInfo.name}
+        value={text}
         multiline={true}
         numberOfLines={1}
-        onChangeText={(text) =>
-          dispatch(
-            updateMediaExerpt({
-              id: entity.id,
-              updates: { sourceInfo: { name: text } },
-            }),
-          )
-        }
+        onChangeText={handleTextChange}
       />
       <Surface style={styles.quotationContainer}>
         <Text style={styles.quotationLabel}>Quotation</Text>
diff --git a/packages/ui-common/package.json b/packages/ui-common/package.json
index f7e796e..7643ed7 100644
--- a/packages/ui-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-common/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "classnames": "^2.3.2",
     "cytoscape": "^3.30.4",
     "cytoscape-elk": "^2.2.0",
+    "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
     "lodash.throttle": "^4.1.1",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-cytoscapejs": "^2.0.0",
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.6.3",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.0.1",
     "@types/cytoscape": "^3.19.11",
+    "@types/lodash.debounce": "^4.0.9",
     "@types/lodash.throttle": "^4.1.9",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.15",
     "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
diff --git a/packages/ui-common/src/cytoscape/reactNodes.tsx b/packages/ui-common/src/cytoscape/reactNodes.tsx
index 607d749..8279466 100644
--- a/packages/ui-common/src/cytoscape/reactNodes.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-common/src/cytoscape/reactNodes.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import cytoscape, {
 } from "cytoscape";
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
 import throttle from "lodash.throttle";
+import debounce from "lodash.debounce";
 
 import { sunflower } from "../colors";
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ interface ReactNodesOptions {
   layoutOptions: LayoutOptions;
   // The delay before reactNodes applies a layout when one is necessary.
   layoutThrottleDelay?: number;
+  // The delay before rendering the JSX after the node data changes.
+  nodeDataRenderDelay?: number;
   logger: Logger;
 }
 
@@ -37,10 +40,14 @@ export interface ReactNodeOptions {
   unselectedStyle?: Partial<CSSStyleDeclaration>;
 }
 
-const defaultOptions: Required<Pick<ReactNodesOptions, "layoutThrottleDelay">> =
-  {
-    layoutThrottleDelay: 100,
-  };
+type PassthroughOptions = Pick<ReactNodesOptions, "nodeDataRenderDelay">;
+
+const defaultOptions: Required<
+  Pick<ReactNodesOptions, "layoutThrottleDelay" | "nodeDataRenderDelay">
+> = {
+  layoutThrottleDelay: 500,
+  nodeDataRenderDelay: 150,
+};
 
 const defaultReactNodeOptions: ReactNodeOptions = {
   query: "node", // selector for nodes to apply HTML to
@@ -65,8 +72,14 @@ function reactNodes(this: cytoscape.Core, options: ReactNodesOptions) {
     this.layout(options.layoutOptions).run();
   }, options.layoutThrottleDelay ?? defaultOptions.layoutThrottleDelay);
 
+  const { nodeDataRenderDelay } = options;
   options.nodes.forEach((nodeOptions) =>
-    makeReactNode(this, options.logger, nodeOptions, layout),
+    makeReactNode(
+      this,
+      options.logger,
+      { ...nodeOptions, nodeDataRenderDelay },
+      layout,
+    ),
   );
 
   applyWebkitLayoutWorkaround(this, options.layoutOptions);
@@ -111,7 +124,7 @@ function applyWebkitLayoutWorkaround(
 function makeReactNode(
   cy: cytoscape.Core,
   logger: Logger,
-  options: ReactNodeOptions,
+  options: ReactNodeOptions & PassthroughOptions,
   layout: () => void,
 ) {
   options = Object.assign({}, defaultReactNodeOptions, options);
@@ -170,9 +183,14 @@ function makeReactNode(
         Object.assign(htmlElement.style, options.unselectedStyle);
       }
     });
-    node.on("data", function renderReactNode() {
+
+    // Debounce the node data event handler to reduce Redux updates
+    const debouncedDataHandler = debounce(function renderReactNode() {
       renderJsxElement(reactRoot);
-    });
+    }, options.nodeDataRenderDelay);
+
+    node.on("data", debouncedDataHandler);
+
     if (options.syncClasses) {
       node.on("style", syncNodeClasses);
     }