Full Idea
One of the most conspicuous things about Wittgenstein is that, on the ethics side, he pared his life down to the minimum, so as to make as central as possible his search for decency, the drive to be a decent person.
Gist of Idea
Wittgenstein pared his life down in his search for decency
Source
Ray Monk (Interview with Baggini and Stangroom [2001], p.14)
Book Reference
Baggini,J/Stangroom,J: 'New British Philosophy' [Routledge 2002], p.14
A Reaction
It rather looks as if decency was quite an effort for him, as he had a rather waspish temperament, and people found it hard to get close to him. On the whole, though, he sounds like good company, as do nearly all the great philosophers.