calluses

The calluses on the tips of my fingers have their own calluses.

So if it helps at all, just look at it as building up 'social calluses'.

You do get some serious calluses though, which as a female I was less than happy about...

Swing a hammer for a week, leads to blisters leads to growing calluses.

You might want to consider starting with lighter gauge strings than the ones that come of the guitar while you are developing calluses and learning bar chords.

My ego and pride is covered with calluses.

See calluses, bone micro-fractures, and physical therapy.

The context switching is far from instant, and acclimatising to it could be the eye based equivalent of giving yourself a calluses through repeat gentle stabbing with a needle.

It may be intimidating at first, there are lots of little foot/ankle muscles that take time to get built, not to mention calluses that are like pads, but it certainly feels easier on the joints.

They are not, but think of it like learning to play a guitar: at first, the strings cut into your fingers, but then you build up enough calluses and playing it stops hurting.

This has happened to far too many people I know.) Also, its quite likely the old beat up guitar isn't setup perfectly - the upside of this is that its going to help you build calluses like magic.

It's a bit of a painful process, and you really can't get into the 'flow' of playing for extended periods of time until you develop them, which requires building up the calluses in baby steps; because otherwise you'd just be cutting up and burning your fingers up trying to go any longer.

Unsurprisingly, I found it significantly more difficult to "read" braille with my left hand because the calluses from playing guitar had reduced the tactile sensitivity in my fingertips.