I own [email protected], that's optimal if your surname matches a ccTLD.

Mine does, but I don’t think you can just buy domains from Eritrea right now unfortunately.

I went with “hello”,”contactme”, and “contact”

For long names I'd suggest the [a-z][0-9][a-z].tld abbreviated form. Those three char domains with a digit tend to be readily available, don't command premium pricing, and are very convenient when you need to type an address in or verbally tell someone how to contact you.

that's been a big thinker for me as well; wth no real solution yet..

[email protected] seem rather redundant; like saying "John John Doe". I guess if it was a business it would make more sense; like "John, owner of John Doe Inc." and "Bob, assistant for John Doe Inc." but for a personal domain... eh.

Similarly mail@ email@ seem 'too obvious' since.. of course it's email? Directional local parts like talkto@ to@ only make sense for inbound-only or outbound-only.

I do like io@! hello@, contact@, note@, or communique@ also seem more neutral but at this point I'm getting dizzy lol.

[email protected] seems more simple in retrospect but also harder to get.

How about something like [email protected]?

I committed to [email protected] which looks the most professional to me.

Hmm, for me that falls into the directional problem of 'which me'? The sender or the recipient? Haha. God I hate naming things

I have a domain hack of my name so I use [email protected]

I wish I could get just lastna.me or lastname.com but I share the name with someone who's worked at icann, google and the white house at various points. I never had a shot.