Luckily I'm single so I have lots of free time (aside from the girlfriend) but I spend more time modding the game than actually playing!
I'm always tweaking, experimenting, start a career, then go back and change something else. I think I am finally getting close to a perfect game for me.
When I first started playing I was obsessive about the game and submarines in general. Then I got burned out and didn't want to look at the game ever again.
Now I'm back in the obsessive stage again!