The threading model intuitively lends itself to letting the designer logically separate work. For example, a GUI frontend application might have a few threads managing the GUI state, waiting for and reacting to user input, and so on. Other threads could be used to handle the app's business logic. Not mixing the user interface (UI) with the business logic is a key element of good design.
Logical separation
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